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Special Edition STANDARD GE 2010 RICHELIEU, FRANCE

This magazine is a special issue of the German ClassicCadillac Club Deutschland magazine �DER STAN-

DARD� dedicated to CLC and the Cadillac LaSalle Clubof France organizing the Grand European 2010 in

Richelieu, France

Editor-in-chief: Burkhard Briessmann, Prinzregenten-strasse 89, 81675 Munich, Germany

Fax +49.89.471035Phone +49.89.471035

Mail: [email protected]

Some facts . . .1964 Cadillac introduced cornering lamps.

2009 - 45 years later - Mercedes proudly announced�adaptive lighting� capable to enlighten the front side of thecar�s environment when turning.

1956 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham featured 6-way powerseats with memory.

1980 - 24 years later - Mercedes offered memory seats.

1979 a simple Chevy Malibu Sedan delivered an interiornoise of 66 db(A) at a speed of 130 km/h (112 mph) being noteven the most silent car worldwide like Cadillac Seville andBuick Riviera.

2009 - 30 years later - the new top-of-the-line BMW 750ihad the same interior noise of 66 db(A) at 130 km/h.

2000 Cadillac DTS featured a passive infrared Night VisionSystem.

2005 - 5 years later - Mercedes and BMW offered a similiarsystem to their customers.

1979 Cadillac offered - together with Oldsmobile - the firstDiesel V8 engine in a passenger car.1999 - 20 years later - Audi advertising stated that the newA8 was the first passenger car Diesel V8 in the industry.

1988 Pontiac offers headup display allowing to haveinformation mirrored directly onto the windscreen.2009 - 21 years later - BMW informs their customers thattheir new 7 series BMW was �the first car of its segment� tooffer headup display.

1981 Cadillac offered the first V8 engine with variabledisplacement capable to de-activate up to 4 cylinders1999 - 18 years later - Mercedes offered its top S-class S600with a similar system.

1956 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham offered an electricallyclosing trunk lid.1994 - 38 years later - BMW offers its 7 series with the samefeature now called �Soft Close�.

1989 Cadillac�s Fleetwood Sixty Special offers 22-way-

power seats.

2010 - 21 years later - no one offers such feature.

Conclusion - drive a vintage Cadillac enjoyingfeatures offered by others decades later as �new�...

Content

Some facts... 2

Editorial 3

Message of Welcome by Pierre Gravel 4

Program Schedule GE 2010 5

Welcome by Euro-Dirk van Dorst 7

Our latest affilifate: Cadillac Friends

Norway 8

France and 1967/68 Eldorado 10

Italy and Allantè 12

Austria and Eldorado Biarritz 13

Germany and XLR 14

Norway and Sedan deVille 16

Belgium and Fleetwood Seventy-Five 18

Iceland and Escalade 20

Spain and Eldorado Convertible 22

Great Britain and Seville 24

Suisse and Fleetwood 26

Sweden and Brougham 28

Netherlands and Calais 30

Views from the other side of the �Big

Pond� - Driving Cadillacs in Germany 35

Call it Fleetwood! 35

God`s Other Country 37

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editorialDear Cadillac enthusiasts ofEurope,

Driving a Cadillac - regardlessof its production year - doesnot only mean you are using asophisticated automobile or adevice allowing you to movefrom point A to point B. Dri-ving a Cadillac is more: Thiskind of car is able to changeyour attitude, your mind andalso your daily life. Drive a Ca-dillac and you will enjoy awealthy, more profound andritzy world.

What`s the secret behind this experience? Surely, the de-sign. Also the advanced features which mainly represent adecennial competitive edge over the most prominent ri-vals. But there is no limitation to certain details. A Cadillacbreathes history. Automotive history, but also the cons-ciousness of the roots of American history. Since the dayswhen Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founded �Strait City�,�Ville d�Etroit�, the birth region of Cadillac in MichiganState has become a landmark of pioneering, engineeringand the struggle of mankind to allow everyone to realizehis dreams. Driving a Cadillac does always mean to re-mind this heritage of proud attainments mankind hasachieved over the centuries.

This is the merging point of Cadillac and France. It�s nocoincidence that Cadillac founder Henry M. Leland refer-red to the French roots of America�s Motor City. It�s a com-mitment to these values of freedom and success which werethe basis of the French �Declaration de l�Homme e du Ci-toyen� of 26th of August, 1789.

Therefore, it�s more than a symbol that now, nearly exact-ly 221 years later, we gather in France to celebrate thethird �Grand European�, supported by CLC USA, thus gi-ving a visible sign of how the Cadillac idea has grown andbecome a remarkable landmark for friendship betweenpeople and nations all over the world.

We would like to support this splendid event dedicating aspecial edition issue of our German CCCD club magazine�THE STANDARD� to all our friends giving lively impres-sions of Cadillac in Europe and contributing to a celebrati-on which does not only represent a car meeting but alsoreflects this common understanding of Cadillac fellows onboth banks of Atlantic sea as a community sharing thesame roots, the same preferences and the same passion.

Best regards and enjoy the time in Richelieu!

Burkhard Brießmann

Chers passionnés Cadillacd�Europe,

Rouler dans un Cadillac den�importe quelle millésimesignifie plus que vous utilisezune voiture très avancée, ouquelque truque pour vousbouger de point A à point B.Rouler dans un Cadillac estde plus. Ce type de voiturepeut changer votre attitude,vos idées et votre vie quoti-dienne. Rouler dans un Ca-dillac et vous trouverez unmonde plus riche, plus pro-fonde et plus �ritzy�.

Quel est le secret derrière cette expérience ? Le dessin, biensûr, mais aussi les aspects avancés dont plusieurs repré-sentent une décade de supériorité concurrentielle enversles rivaux les plus évidents. Mais ce n�est pas limité a cer-taines détailles. Un Cadillac respire l�histoire : histoire au-tomobile, mais aussi une conscience des racines de l�histoired�Amérique. Depuis les jour quand Antoine de la MotheCadillac fonda « Strait City, ville d�Etroit », le lieu de nais-sance de Cadillac dans l�Etat de Michigan est devenu unpoint de repère de l�industrie pionnier et la lutte del�humanité pour que chacun réalisait ses rêves. Rouler dansun Cadillac se rappelle de ce patrimoine des connaissancesfières de l�humanité pendant les siècles.

Voici le point d�union entre Cadillac et de la France. Ce n�étaitpas par hasard que le fondateur de Cadillac, Henry M Le-land, fit allusion aux racines françaises de la cité del�automobile américaine. C�est une consécration aux va-leurs de liberté et réussit que étaient le basis de le « Décla-ration des Droits d�Homme et du Citoyen » du 26 d�Août1789.

C�est plus que symbolique, donc, que nous nous réunissonspresque exactement 221 ans plus tard en France a célébrerle troisième Grand European soutenu par le CLC USA don-nant une signe visible comment l�idée Cadillac a développéet devenu une borne remarquable d�amitié entre des genset les nations par tout dans le Monde.

En soutien de cet événement splendide nous voudrions dé-dier cette émission du magazine du CCCD allemand « TheStandard » a tous nos amis, donnant une impression vivedes Cadillacs en Europe et contribuant a une célébrationqui, en plus d�une réunion de voitures, reflète un compré-hension mutuel sur tout les deux cotes de l�océan Atlan-tique comment une communauté partageant les mêmesracines, les mêmes préférences et les mêmes passions.

Amicalement, et a bientôt en Richelieu.Burkhard Brießmann

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In the year 2000 the Loire valley and the surrounding area � Richelieuincluded � was listed a World Heritage site by the UNESCO. Their inspec-tors were particularly impressed by �the integration of architecture andlandscape for over two thousand years�.

During your stay with us we will be showing you some of these wondersof the past. How fortunate we are to be able to visit them in that wonder ofour age: the Cadillac!

The arrangement of events is a bit different from an American CLC event. As many of youknow, we are a new affiliate of the Club � just two years old � and do not yet have themanpower to manage the sort of multiple choices the CLC usually offers.

Our wish to please you is as great as anyone�s in the CLC and we are delighted and honou-red to host what will be the biggest Cadillac event France has ever seen; but we have to doit our way. We hope you will enjoy the programme the way it is and think of it as yetanother example of that famous �French alternative�.

CadillacmentPierre Gravel

En 2000 la vallée de la Loire et ses alentours � Richelieu inclus - était déclarée Patrimoine del�Humanité par l�UNESCO. Leurs inspecteurs étaient impressionnés par �l�intégration del�architecture et paysage a travers de deux mille ans�.

Pendant votre séjour chez nous on va vous montrer quelques uns des ces merveilles dupassé. Quel bonheur d�avoir la capacité de les visiter dans la merveille de notre propre age :le Cadillac !

Les arrangements sont un peu différents d�un événement du club CLC d� Amérique. Com-me beaucoup de monde sait, nous sommes un affilié nouveau � on a à peine deux ans - eton n�a pas le personnel de gérer les choix multiples que le CLC offre normalement.

Notre v�u de vous plaire est aussi grand que n�import qui dans le CLC et nous sommesravis et honorés d�être les hôtes pour ce que sera l�événement Cadillac le plus grand quejamais en France. Mais nous devrons le faire de notre propre façon. On espère que voustrouverez le programme bien comme il est et que vous y considérerez comme encore unexemple de la fameuse �alternative française�.

CadillacmentPierre Gravel

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THE PROGRAMMETHE PROGRAMMETHE PROGRAMMETHE PROGRAMMETHE PROGRAMME

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Wednesday, 1st of September 2010

From 17.00 onwards Welcome Desk at Relais du Plessis by Dirk van Dorst, Director for European Affiliates

Thursday, 2nd of September 2010

08.00 - 09.15 Welcome Desk at Relais du Plessis by Dirk van Dorst, Director for European Affiliates

09.00 Departure for Langeais, where Parking is reserved near the Chateau

09.45 Visit of Chateau of Langeais

11.30 Departure for Chateau de Planchoury, Parking in „British style“ on Chateau lawns

12.00 - 15.00 Visit to the Cadillac Museum with buffet open from 12.00 in the Chateau Park, welcomed bythe daughters of M. Keyaerts, founder of the Museum

From 15.00 Departure for Marnay. Visit to the Maurice Dufresne Museum. Nearly 3,000 machines andancient vehicles

18.00 Departure for the tour back to Relais du Plessis

19.30 Buffet open at Salle de Fêtes, Richelieu

Friday, 3rd of September 2010


09.00 Departure for Chinon

10.00 Arrival at Chinon on reserved parking space. Guided visit to the town of Chinon

12.15 Departure for Ligré. Welcome by the Mayor, wine-tasting of Chinon wines; buffet in theGardens

15.00 Departure from Ligré to Champigny-sur-Veude, parking in the park of the Chateau. Welcomeby Madame Marie Pierre Terrien, historian

17.15 Departure for the tour back to Relais du Plessis

19.30 Meeting by the Reception desk of Relais du Plessis. Coaches will give us a lift to Chinon,where Gala Diner will take place in the Caves Peinctes

20.30 - 23.00 Gala Diner with the Ceremony of „intronisation“ performed by the Confrérie des BonsEntonneurs Rabelaisiens of Chinon

23.00 - 23.30 Return by Coach to Relais du Plessis

Saturday, 4th of September 2010


9.00 Departure for Richelieu Park (3km), Grand meeting of Cadillacs in Richelieu Park

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Concours d‘État conducted by judges from the Committèe of the CLC. Sale of Cadillacparts

12.15 - 12.45 Welcome of Officials and presentation of the Cadillacs in the Park

Cocktail offered by the „Amataurs d‘Utilitaires de la Vallée de la Loire (AUVL)

13.00 - 14.00 Lunchtime free in Richelieu, cafés and restaurants nearby

14.00 - 17.00 Exhibition of Cadillac automobilia, Salle des Mariages, Hôtel de Ville

14.30 onwards Sale by auction in Richelieu Park of classic and collectable cars and American car parts byMaitre Lydie Brioult, Auctioneer (Historical adviser M. Dominique Pagneux)

19.30 - 00.00 Dine to music under the marquee in Richelieu Park

During dinner the winners of the Concours organized by the CLC will be announced

Sunday 5th of September 2010

08.30 - 09.00 Rendezvous in Richelieu Park

09.00 onwards (Option n°1) Departure for a cruising through the Richelieu region open to Cadillacs and allother vehicles

09.30 - 10.30 (Option n°2) Presentation to visitors of the Cadillac LaSalle Club of France

11.00 - 12.15 (Option n°3) Mass in Notre Dame Church for those who wish to attend

(Option n°4) Visit to the town of Richelieu; the Tourist Office will provide a guide at a fee ofEUR 3.00 per person, payable to the guide

10.00 - 17.00 Exhibition Cadillac Automobilia, Salle des Mariage, Hôtel de Ville

12.30 Cocktail offered by the AUVL in the Rose Garden of the Park.

Presentation of prizes to the winners of the Cadillac concours d‘état

13.00 - 14.00 Lunch in Richelieu Park

14.00 - 16.00 Exhibition of classic vehicles, motorbikes, lorries, tractors, fire engines and the presentationof AUVL prizes to the participants (The „Fête de la Locomotion“ is an event taking placeonce every two years in Richelieu Park attracting a large attendance by participants andvisitors of any kind of vintage motoring including stationary engines, military cars, tractors,motorcycles and caravans of the ‘60s)

European FriendshipMaking this „European“ issue I planned to edit the magazine bi-lingual both in English and in French. Due to my Frenchbeing far from perfect, I contacted James Ayres for French conversion. He accepted without hesitating, and his Frenchtext shows an utmost refinement not only transferring the wording but keeping the style and sense of English textperfectly. Thank you, James, for this absolutely perfect job!

This experience resembled the collection of information of all the European affiliates data for displaying their club: I gotinto contact with the respective fellows as if we had known each other for years, and so for me the experience offriendship has started long before heading for Richelieu. I will be glad to meet these friends at the beginning of September,and I‘m sure that for all participants these days will allow similar encounters.

Burkhard Briessmann

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Dirk Van Dorst CLC biography, history of the Grand European,linked to growing of the CLC aff’s in Europe

Born in Belgium, December 1963

CLC member since 1999 , Matt Larson signs me up @ Hersheyfall meet

Since then organizing the European ( Friday ) afternoon in theHershey CLC tent

2000 Co – founding the Belgium CLC affiliate ( Presd. PeterNieuwlandt ), and start editing for the SELF STARTER

2002 visit to CLC GN , Detroit centennial , and the first step tothe Grand European idea

Here I met Sigrid Hofmann and realize that the European membersdon’t know each other

2003 visit to Grand International in England, where I sadlyexperience that nobody from Europe is there, again , the CLCmembers in Europe don’t know each other….they all blind , andkeep driving around in there own town .

This resulted in the second step to work on the European CLCaffiliates .

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The founding of CFN came up as a need for severalCadillac enthusiasts that wanted an active Cadillacclub in the middle of Norway. A club with a clubmagazine, home page, and several Cadillac meetingsspread around in Norway on an annual basis.

The club was founded in October 29. 2005. atNorlandia Dovrefjell Hotell. (middle of Norway).Many issues about what the club should do for themembers were listed as well as how the club shouldbe run.

The first executive committee was elected and it wasdecided to arrange two Cadillac car meets held on anannual basis every year. Locations for these meetingsare shifted from place to place every year to covermost of the country. It was decided to locate the clubin Trondheim. Trondheim is Norways third largestcity and is located in the middle of Norway. (500kmfrom the other CLC affiliated club who is located inOslo). The American car club of Norway (Amcar) isalso situated in Trondheim. Amcar was founded in1975 as an organizing body for car clubs andindividuals with an interest in American cars andtrucks.

As of today, the organization has grown to includemore than 80 clubs and in excess of 16.000 members

nationwide. Amcar has a professional staff of tenpeople that assist the members in all mattersconcerning American automobiles. www.amcar.no

Cadillac Friends Norway is a member of Amcar.Cadillac Friends Norway has 5 year anniversary in2010. The membership in the club increased rapidlythe first year from just a few members to more than50 members.Today the club have more than 200members and membership is increasing.

The club has a club magazine that release at least twoissues every year.A web page is also settled and hasmany visitors every day:http://www.cadillac-friends.no/

The executive committee are elected for two years ata time.

RegardsPresidentArild MollanPresidentCadillac Friends Norway

Some historSome historSome historSome historSome history of CFN cluby of CFN cluby of CFN cluby of CFN cluby of CFN club

18 January 2005 : Appointedby the CLC board of directorsas Director of European aff.CLC

Publishing a monthly columnin The Self Starter magazine

First meeting of Several Presd.Of CLC aff’s in Castelsarrasin,France , the ice is broken , andgives way to new roads for theCLC in Europe

2006 : First Grand Europeanorganized in Belgium,Zeebrugge ( by Paul and Clairevan Maele )

Forming the CLC Norway ( Presd. Fred Tretterud ) , CLC Spain(Carlos Sambeat )

Seating in the CLC board of directors , lobbying for a Europeanaward , what resulted in the Yann Saunders award (only forInternational CLC members )From now on the CLC donates thecar awards to all future GE’s

2007 : Forming the CLC Iceland( Presd. Olafur Gunnarsson )

2008 : second CLC GrandEuropean in Germany ( SigridHofmann )

Forming a CLC affiliate inFrance (Presd. Pierre Gravel )Overlooking 10 CLC aff’s inEurope now .

Winner of the CLC YannSaunders award

2009 : Winner of the CLCMaurice Hendry award (LasVegas GN)

2010 : Organizing the Grand European in France 2/5 sept ( PierreGravel )Members from 9 of the 10 Euro CLC aff’s participating in the GEMembers from 7 American States participating in the GEEarning life membership of the CLC

Creating a second CLC aff. in Norway ( Presd; Arild Mollan )

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Our latest CLC affiliate: Cadillac FriendsOur latest CLC affiliate: Cadillac FriendsOur latest CLC affiliate: Cadillac FriendsOur latest CLC affiliate: Cadillac FriendsOur latest CLC affiliate: Cadillac FriendsNorwNorwNorwNorwNorwaaaaayyyyy

Cadillac Friends NorwayArild MollanPresidentKr.Uppdals vei 147024 TrondheimNorway

President Arild MollanVicepresident BjørnFlatauneSecretary Terje Falstadtreasurer KjellMickelson

Founded 29. October 2005Numbers of Members; 190

Oldest Cadillac; 1941 Type 62

Youngest Cadillac of the members; 2006 CTS

Most common Cadillac of members; CadillacEldorado 1976 (8 each)

Club magazineCadillac Friends Magazin

Club web site;www.cadillacfriends.no

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Cadillac LaSalleClub France21 Grande Rue,37120 Richelieu, France

Club President: Pierre Gravel (seepicture right hand)

Vice President Genevieve KeyaertsTreasurer Danielle LepronSecretary James AyresAssistant Secretary Didier-EdouardSteiner.Date of founding:19 April 2008.Members: 26 members.

Oldest Cadillac: 1937 Fleetwood‘Convertible Sedan’. Newest Cadillac is a2007 BLS SedanMost common model: 1960 Coupé de Villeof which we have two.Club magazine is ‘Le Bulletin’. It appearsfour times a year.Six of our members are also members ofthe CLC in America.

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France: 1967/68 Cadillac EldoradoFrance: 1967/68 Cadillac EldoradoFrance: 1967/68 Cadillac EldoradoFrance: 1967/68 Cadillac EldoradoFrance: 1967/68 Cadillac Eldorado

Considering that several Cadillacs were dubbed withFrench names, you may think a Cadillac deVille or evenCalais should reflect France in a particular manner. Butasking our French fellows for the �Cadillac of France� JamesAyres referred to the 1967/8 Cadillac Eldorado.

This may be a surprising choice but if you look atengineering layout, this choice seems to be obvious.Remember that this Eldorado - following its siblingOldsmobile Toronado sharing the basic technical features- was one of the first U.S. luxury cars using front-wheeldrive. And here is the link to France because it was Citroënwhich in 1934 started to establish front wheel drive withits famous �Traction Avant� and continued to keep thislayout until today, with an insurmountable summit in 1955when the �Traction Avant� was replaced by the DSrepresenting the godess of the streets of Europe.

But - insofar comparable to the �Deesse� - also the 1967Eldorado represents a milestone in automotive designreplacing the famous Dagmar bumpers and tailfins bycrisp, razor-sharp edges oriented towards European stylingbut also displaying the future of the whole industry. ThisEldorado appealed both to Europeans and Americancustomers, but in particular to the famous French taste ofstyling.

Image this Eldorado parked in front of the �Grande Arch�in Paris� La Defense city of 21st century, or in front ofCentre Pompidou, or beneath the �Bibliotheque de France�.Surprising how architectural masterpieces displaying thefuture of giving form to an object combine with the 1967Cadillac Eldorado to a symphony of glorious, timeless grace.Heading down with a 1967 Eldorado from �La Defense�passing the most famous street of all cities in the world for7 kilometres reflecting French history - Avenue CharlesdeGaulle, Avenue de la Grande Armee, Etoile, Avenue deChamps-Elysees, Place de la Concorde - makes you feel thevalue of timeless style and you experience how 1967Eldorado self-evident becomes part both of history andfuture, and if there would be a Cadillac showroom atChamps-Elysees displaying this car today, I�m sure youwould buy it instantly...

Donné que quelques Cadillacs étaient dotés avec les nomsfrançaise, on peut penser que un Cadillac de Ville ou mêmeun Calais peuvent refléter la France d�une certaine maniè-re. Mais, en demandant de nos collègues français « le Cadil-lac de la France » James Ayres se refera au Cadillac Eldora-do 1967/68.

Ça devait être un choix de surprise, mais si on regardel�aspect technique, le choix semble évident. Rappelons quel�Eldorado � suivant l�exemple d�Oldsmobile Toronado etpartageant les mêmes éléments mécaniques � était parmiles premières voitures de luxe américaines avec la tractionavant. Et voici le lien avec la France, parce que c�était Cit-roën qui, en 1934, commençait d�établir la traction avantqui continuait jusque nos jours. Le cumul fut en 1955 quandle �Traction Avant� était remplacé par le DS � une �déesse�sur les rues d�Europe.

Mais, si on peut faire une comparaison avec le �déesse�, le1967 aussi représenta un borne dans le dessin des automo-biles. En remplaçant les fameuse para choques �Dagmar� etles ailerons avec un style tranchant et bien affilé d�unemanière européenne, la voiture manifesta le future del�industrie entier. Cet Eldorado plaisait aux clients euro-péens et américaines, mais essentiellement au fameusegoûte français pour le style.

Imaginons cet Eldorado garé devant la Grande Arche de laDéfense, cité du 21eme siècle, ou devant le Centre Pompi-dou, ou au dessous de la Bibliothèque de France. C�est éton-nant comment les chefs d��uvres architecturelles mani-festant de la future se coalisent avec le 1967 Eldorado enune symphonie glorieuse de grâce sans fin. En descendantde la Défense dans un 1967 Eldorado, passant par les ruesles plus fameuse du Monde : 7 Kms qui réfléchissentl�histoire de la France � Avenue Charles De Gaulle, Avenuede la Grande Armée, Etoile, Avenue du Champs-élysées,Place de la Concorde � vous donnent l�impression du va-leur de style hors du temps et vous éprouvez comment un1967 Eldorado parvient un part de l�histoire et le future. S�ily avait une salle d�exposition sur le Champs-élysées mon-trant cette voiture ces jours actuelles, je suis sûr vousl�achèteriez vite fait.

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Cadillac and Italy seem to be as distant as Earth to Mars astraditional Italian cars have to pass medieval alleys andtherefore should not exceed an external length of 3 metresto avoid continuous contact between body and stonework.Therefore Italian luxury cars are prominently sports carswhich have to be compact as they would loose performanceif too huge.

But, surprisingly, there have always been links betweenCadillac and Italy, and this cooperation led to some of thefinest automotive results ever. 1959 Eldorado Broughamwas pre-assembled in Italy and then flewn to Detroit forfinal processing. Giorgio Giugiaro with his firm Ital Designwas engaged to develop the superior interior design for1990 Fleetwood Sixty Special with its American walnutwood inlays and particular leather applicated seats. Evenin the 21st century, Cadillac co-operated with Bvlgari torefine dash design adding some extra luxury touch toDetroit iron. Aside of GM�s activities, there wereaftermarket solutions such as Gucci packages delivered byFlorida Cadillac Dealer Braman, Miami, where Guccidesigned vinyl tops, leather inserts and a matching Guccisuitcase set made the Cadillac even more refined than thebase version.

Therefore, we chose Allantè as �Italian� Cadillac becausethis car resembles advanced production and noble-mindedresults pairing superb GM technology with superb Italianhandcrafting. Each Allantè was assembled in the Ital Designplant in Torino, Italy, and sent to Detroit by specificallyequipped freight Boeing 747 for completing assembly.

Design of Allantè shows decisive European style as it iscrisp, compact and sporty. Taillights add a luxury touchbecause the red reflectors are embedded in a chrome patternshining like jewelry. Thus Allantè puts some additionalshine on its appearance. Just the right car for cruising openair down the street over the cliffs of Sorrento peninsula toAmalfi, merging the most beautiful coast worldwide withthe ultimate convertible. Or the trip back to Rome, enjoyingthe powerful super-silent V8 on the Italian �Autostradadel Sole�, approaching Rome downtown passing world-famous architecture by Bernini and Bramante whilesmelling the spicy fragrance of cypresses and pines flowingin the tastefully designed interior area...

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Cadillac et l�Italie semblent aussi distant que la Terre et Marsparce que les voitures italiennes traditionnelles sont obligéesà passer par les rouelles médiévales et ainsi ne doivent pasexcéder une longueur de 3 mètres pour éviter contact conti-nuel entre la carrosserie et la maçonnerie. Ainsi les voituresluxes italiennes sont, pour le plupart, voitures de sport quesont censés être compact. Ils perdrent leur rendement si tropgrand.

Mais, quelle surprise, il y avait toujours les liens entre Cadil-lac et l�Italie et la coopération produisait quelques uns desmeilleurs résultats. L�Eldorado Brougham de 1959 était as-semblé en Italie puis envoyé par avion à Detroit pour finali-sation. Giorgio Giugiaro et son entreprise Ital Design étaitengagé à développer un dessin supérieur pour l�intérieure deFleetwood Sixty Special de 1990 avec marqueterie de noyeraméricaine et sellerie de cuir spécial. Dans le siècle 21ememême Cadillac travaillait avec Bvlgari a améliorer la table debord et donner une touche de luxe au fer de Detroit. Au-delàdes activités de General Motors, il y avait des solutions après-vente comme les raffinements Gucci livrés par l�agent Cadil-lac Braman de Miami ou Gucci désigna les capots en vynil,additions en cuir et sets de valises Gucci pour faire le Cadillacencore plus raffiné que la version de base.

On choisit, donc, l�Allantè comme le Cadillac �Italian� parceque la voiture représente des systèmes de production avan-cés et résultats nobles qui combinent la technologie superbede GM avec le métier superbe d�Italie. Chaque Allantè étaitassemblé dans l�usine ItalDesign en Turin, Italie, en envoyé àDetriot pour finition par un Boeing 747 de préparation spé-cial.

Le dessin de l�Allantè montre un style décisivement européenparce que c�est tranchant, compacte et sportif. Les feux arri-ères ajoutent une touche de luxe car ils sont incrustés avecun dessin en chrome qui brille comme des joyeux. Ainsil�Allantè donne encore de brillance à son aspect. La voitureidéale pour balader en pleine aire par les rues et falaises de lapéninsule de Sorrento à Amalfi. Une combinaison de la côteplus belle du monde avec le cabriolet ultime. Ou sur le retourà Rome, le plaisir du puissant et super silencieux V-8 sur «l�Autostrada del Sole » passant l�architecture de renomme deBernini et Bramante au même temps savourant les fragran-ces de cyprès et pins dans l�habitacle d�un goût superbe�.

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You may ask whywe are displayingan �Austrian� Ca-dillac as there is nolocal Cadillac Clubthere. Austrian fel-lows choose eithera CLC member-ship or they jointhe German Clas-sic Cadillac Club(CCCD). However,there is one parti-cular argument:Every year at theend of August, it�sjust Austria whe-re Cadillac enthu-siasts of up to 14European coun-tries gather at theCadillac Bigmeetin Kremsmünster near Salzburg. It�s the highlight of Euro-pean cruising summer, and in 2009 there were 140 Cadil-lacs in a clearly above average condition to attend.

The man behind this story of success is CLC and CCCDmember Georg Pfeiffer, organizing this �Bigmeet� perfect-ly and owner of two 1959 and 1961 Eldorado Biarritz Con-vertibles which appear as if they had left assembly lineonly five minutes ago. Therefore we have to assign Eldora-do Biarritz to Austria. This choice also matches this coun-try having a fine tradition of noble, tasteful and liberal-minded style deriving from the past where Austria in thetime of Habsburg emperors melted a vast number of mind-sets giving either Salzburg or Vienna or other Austrianlocations as Bregenz or Badgastein an international flair.

This allows to refer to the Biarritz theme which in terms ofCadillac means that even the summit luxury car of theworld can be further enhanced: In a Biarritz you will notonly find any imaginable luxury but also any unimagi-nable and incredible equipment. It�s no coincidence thatthis exceptional car was dubbed Biarritz because a seasideresort like this place in French Atlantic coast with its dis-tinctive �fin de siecle�- styled elegance and grace deliversthe perfect stage for cars of this kind. Thus, Austria andFrance find a common denominator in this marvellous car.

Austrian roads allow every Cadillac to deliver the ut-most driving pleasure. The contrast of lakes mirroringthe adjoining mountains and pictoresque villages oftencomplemented by huge monasteries overlooking fertileterritories delivering excellent wines and food. There isnearly no experience more superb than to enjoy thesepanoramic views and at the same moment smelling theflavor of cozy forests - Austria, a country created for Ca-dillacs.

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péens se réunissent au Cadillac Big Meet a Kremsmunster,près de Salzburg. C�est le point haut de l�été de balade et en2009 il y avait 140 Cadillacs en condition plus haut que lamoyenne d�assister.

L�homme derrière cet histoire de réussi est un adhérent auCLC et au CCCD : Georg Pfeiffer. Il organise le Big Meet aperfection et il est propriétaire de deux Eldorado BiarritzCabriolets, de 1959 et de 1961 qui semblent de sortir de laligne de montage voila cinq minutes. On a, donc, assignél�Eldorado Biarritz à l�Autriche. La choix s�accorde au pays,qui a une bonne tradition de style, noble, de bon goût, etlibéral, qui date du passé quand l�Autriche a l�époque desEmpereurs Habsburg mélangea un grand nombre des pen-sées donnant ainsi a Salzburg ou Vienne ou des autres vil-les autrichiennes comme Bregenz ou Badgastein une aireinternational.

On passe au thème du Biarritz qui, en termes du Cadillac,signifie que même la plus luxe voiture du Monde pourraitêtre encore amélioré. Sur le Biarritz vous ne trouverez tou-tes les luxes imaginables, mais aussi d�équipement inima-ginable et incroyable. Ce n�est pas par hasard que la voitu-re était nommé Biarritz parce que un ressort balnéaire com-me ce lieu sur la côte atlantique français avec l�élégance «fin de siècle » livre une scène idéale pour les voitures decette type. L�Autriche et la France, donc, trouvent un déno-minateur commun sur cette voiture de merveille.

Les chaussés d�Autriche donnent à chaque Cadillacl�occasion a offrir le maximum de plaisir de conduit. Il y a lecontraste entre les lacs qui miroitent les montagnes à côté,les villages pittoresques, souvent complimentés par lesvastes monastères qui donnent sur les terrains fertiles duvin excellent et denrées. Il y en a peu d�expérience plus ma-gnifique que bénéficier des vues superbes au même tempsde sentir le parfum des forets. L�Autriche, un pays fait pourle Cadillac.

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German motor journalists prefer the word �premium� forcars leaving German assembly lines. They equate this termwith qualities of sport, power, roadholding and stone-agedsuspensions which make such �premium� cars inusablefor everyday use if you shouldn�t be randomly a racingdriver. Difficult to find a Cadillac resembling these qualitiesof the racetrack or the German �Autobahn�.

But there is one match. XLR, rolling off the Corvette plantin Bowling Green, Kentucky, combines Germanroadholding with Cadillac splendor allowing Mercedesdrivers to replace their SL S-class roadster with an XLR.XLR also does reflect a new era of automotive design beingthe first Cadillac displacing the �art&science� stylingwhich replaced soft curves by crisp, razor-edge profiles.Difficult for Cadillac enthusiasts appraising sweeping,classic lines along tall cars pampered with chrome accents.But imagine how customers of the fities may haveexperienced the ever-growing tailfins of Cadillacs of thisera. Sometimes design revolutions need time for beingunderstood. And therefore, XLR reflects German values ofan understated shape packed entirely by advancedtechnical features as colored head-up display, road sensingcomputer-controlled suspension and a fully retractablehardtop which is vanishing without leaving a trace becauseeven the boot covers are integrated in the design. And evenperformance outclasses most German sports cars: Pushingthe legendary NorthStar powertrain does allow to leavebehind nearly all German cars which are diminuished tosmall colored spots in the rearview mirror after someseconds when NorthStar demonstrated insurmountablepower.

Thus, XLR does allow to set record laps at the northernloop of Nürburgring, Germans finest and most traditionalreactrack, but after crossing the finish line, XLR changesback to best Cadillac luxury coasting down the road onvelvety cat paws without any noise of the powertrain evenwith top down. Comparing XLR to any competitor untiltoday makes you feel the Cadillac difference. XLR is definingpremium class in every respect demonstrating that U.S.engineering was never matched by Germanmanufacturers.

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Les journalistes allemands préfèrent le mot premium pourles voitures qui sortent les lignes d�assemblages allemands.Pour eux, ce mot port les qualités de sport, du puissance, demaniabilité et suspension de l�Age de Pierre qui font cesvoitures premium inusables si vous n�est pas, par hasard, unpilot de course. C�est difficile à trouver un Cadillac avec cesqualités du circuit ou Autobahn allemand.

Mais il y en a un. L�XLR, sortant de l�usine Corvette a Bow-ling Green, Kentucky, combine la maniabilité allemandeavec le splendeur Cadillac qui donne les chauffeurs alle-mands l�occasion de remplacer leurs SL classe-S roadster avecun XLR. L�XLR représente une ère neuve dans le dessin del�automobile comme le premier Cadillac d�abandonner lestyle « art et science » de courbes douces pour des profilestranchants et bien affilés. C�est difficile pour les passionnésde Cadillac habitués aux lignes onduleux et classiques lalonge de voitures embellis des accents de chrome. Maisimaginons comment les clients des années �50 devaientéprouvés les ailerons du Cadillac, toujours plus grands.Parfois les révolutions des dessins ont besoin du tempsd�être entendus. L�XLR, donc, reflète les valeurs allemandsd�une forme sous-declaré mais plein des éléments du tech-nologie avancés comme heads-up, suspension sous controld� un ordinateur et un capot d�habitacle complètement ré-tractable et invisible quand installé dans le coffre. Et le ren-dement est supérieur au plupart des voitures sportives al-lemandes. Insistant sur le moteur légendaire NorthStarlaisse la majorité de voitures allemandes comme des petitspoints de lumière dans le rétroviseur quand le NorthStarmontre sa puissance insurmontable.

L�XLR, donc, nous permet d�établir les records a la boucleseptentrional du Nurburgring, le circuit de course le meil-leure et plus traditionnel d�Allemagne ; mais après la tra-verse de la ligne finale l�XLR se reconverti encore au meil-leur luxe du Cadillac. Elle roule au débrayé sur des pattesvelours du chat sans aucun bruit de l�engin, même décapo-té. Comparer l�XLR à n�importe quelle concurrent et vousvous donnera l�occasion de sentir la différence Cadillac.L�XLR est la définition de la classe premium en chaque re-spect, montrant que l�art de l�ingénieur américain n�étaitjamais rivalisé par les fabricants allemands.

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CLASSIC CADILLAC CLUB GERMANYCLASSIC CADILLAC CLUB GERMANYCLASSIC CADILLAC CLUB GERMANYCLASSIC CADILLAC CLUB GERMANYCLASSIC CADILLAC CLUB GERMANY

Classic Cadillac ClubDeutschlandOktavianstr. 450968 Köln

Club President: Wilhelm Döring (see pictureleft hand)

Vice President Thomas PogrzebaTreasurer Günter HaasEvent Coordinator Sigrid Hofmann

Date of founding:19 April 2008.Members: 193 members.Oldest Cadillac: 1937 Fleetwood ‘Convertible Sedan’. Newest Cadillac is a 2007 CTSSedanMost common model: 1959 Coupé deVille of which we have two.Club magazine is „Der STANDARD“alluding to the „Standard of the World“dvertizing theme. There are 3 issues withat least 40 pages each.

Six of our members are alsomembers of the CLC in America.

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NorwNorwNorwNorwNorwaaaaay: Cadillac Sedan deVy: Cadillac Sedan deVy: Cadillac Sedan deVy: Cadillac Sedan deVy: Cadillac Sedan deVilleilleilleilleilleNorway isknown as oneof the mostb e a u t i f u lcountries ofEurope due toits symphonyof rockslooming overd a r k - g r e e nf j o r d s .Norway alsois a country ofluxury as oilp r o d u c t i o ng e n e r a t e sbenefits for allits inha-bitants.

But there ismore. Youwill feel this driving on Norwegian routes detecting thatspeed limit is set to 90 km/h, thus surpassing the famous55mph barrier by only two km/h. A rich country, relaxeddriving, splendid nature - born for Cadillac driving!

Therefore we elected Sedan deVille as �Norwegian�Cadillac. DeVille is probably the most �genuine� Cadillacever. It originally was only a nameplate on a Series 62when launched in 1949 but subsequently developed furtherand further becoming an independent series from 1965 upand making its way from the base Cadillac when 1977 theCalais was dropped up to the top series when 1996 theFleetwood disappeared and left the new DeVille Concoursas best sedan in the world. Until today, deVille - even underits terrific �DTS� letter code which stands for �DeVilleTouring Sedan� - remains top of the luxury car world withits world-class NorthStar divetrain smoother than any 12-cylinder engine of competitors, its computer controlledsuspension and steering which senses road conditionscontinuously and allows adjustments in a hundreth ofseconds and an insurmountable computer-adjustedseating which allows to travel for thousands of kilometresin a cosseted, plush and silent atmosphere without anydanger of fatigue.

Thus, DeVille is your perfect car to cruise down E6 highwayat 55 mph from Oslo to North Cape experiencing how anendless film of beautiful views passes by the windows ofthe car, never hearing any sound of engine or tires andwatching the midnight sun glaring over the soundsbetween European continent and Lofoten Islands. Drivingin Norway is the same as living in Norway: relaxed,cosseted, wrapped in famous nature and encounteringfriendly people so that even children may travel in safetywithout having to be accompanied. A perfect country anda perfect car: Norway and Cadillac deVille.

La Norvège estconnu commeun des plus belpays d�Europegrâce a ce sym-phonie des ro-ches qui surgis-sent sur les fjordsde vert foncés.La Norvège estaussi le pays deluxe tandis quesa production depétrole génèredes bénéficespour toute la po-pulation.

Mais il y a plus.Vous trouverezroulant sur lesroutes norvégi-

ennes la limite de vitesse est établit à 90 Km/heur, surpas-sant ainsi la fameuse barrière de 55 m.p.h. par un faible deuxKm/heur. Un pays riche, décontracté à conduire, la naturesplendide � naît pour le Cadillac !

On a, donc, élu le Sedan de Ville comme le Cadillac « norvé-gien ». Le « de Ville » est probablement le Cadillac le plus «authentique » que jamais. D�abord ce n�était qu�une plaquesur un Série 62 de 1949, mais plus tard c�était développé deplus en plus a devenir un série indépendant dès 1965. Le �deVille� progressait du modèle de base en 1977 (quand elle aremplacé le Calais) jusque au sommet du série en 1996 quandle Fleetwood est disparu, laissant le De Ville Concours com-me le meilleur sedan du monde. Aujourd�hui, le « de Ville »sous le code DTS � De Ville Touring Sedan � demeure au som-met du monde de voitures de luxe. Le moteur NorthStar estplus suave que n�importe quelle engin de douze cylindres dela concurrence. La suspension et direction sont aidées parordinateur qui vérifie les conditions de la route tout le tempset permit les ajustements dans un centième d�une seconde.Les sièges, contrôlés eux aussi par ordinateur, permettentles voyages de milles de Kilomètres dans une atmosphèremitonnée, luxueuse et silencieuse sans aucun fatigue.

Le « De Ville » est ainsi votre voiture idéale pour rouler surRoute E6 à 55 m.p.h. d�Oslo au Cap du Nord. On voit un filmsans cesse des belles vues qui passent par les glaces de lavoiture sans entendre aucun bruit de moteur ni des pneus.On regarde le soleil du minuit qui brille sur les détroits entrele continent européen et les îles Lofoten. Conduire en la Nor-vège est comme vivre en la Norvège : décontracté, mitonné,et entouré de sa fameuse Nature. On encontre un peuple siaimable que même un enfant peut voyager sans danger, sansle besoin d�un adulte accompagnant. C�est un pays parfait etune voiture parfaite : la Norvège et le Cadillac de Ville.

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Cadillac Club ofNorwayHaugerudveien 691430 ÅS

Club President: Arne RogerVice President Runar Hanssen-RaschTreasurer and Secretary Fred Tretterud

Date of founding:19 May 2001Members: 26 members.Oldest Cadillac: 1902Newest Cadillac 2001

Club magazine is CadMag, appearing up to five times a year.

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Belgium as domicile of EU authorities is the hot spot of powerin Europe. All European states keep a residence there, makingBrussels the European capital. Looking for a Cadillacrepresenting this sphere of power does require a car providingnecessary space for working or discreet negotiation anddemonstrating the outer world that passengers areempowered to decide about the fate of a whole continent.

There is no other car in the world matching theserequirements better than the Cadillac Fleetwood Seventy-Five. Plenty of room, a discerning interior window isolatingdriving staff from executives ruling Europe, and animpressive, bold body demonstrating elegance and strengthto people who may never be capable to enter such a limousine.

Cadillac tradition of Fleetwood Seventy-Five stretches backto the Forties, offering the unique availabilty of a stretchedsedan without having to engage aftermarket coachbuildersthus maintaining original Cadillac quality to executive cus-tomers. Nearly any version of the Fleetwood Seventy-Fiveprovides footrests which may be unfolded to two additionalrear seats allowing security staff to travel inside the car. Cos-seted traveling while continuing to make important decisi-ons in economy or politics allows the Cadillac to serve as aninstrument of executive power thus symbolizing howBrussels stands for European government issues. Particu-larly parking in front of the Atomium, Brussels� monumentshowing an oversized model of a nucleus, the Fleetwood Se-venty-Five of the Sixties demonstrates an uncompromisedview of the world and people trusting in an endless prospe-rity of technological advancement. However, this reflectionof changing minds continues if you imagine the FleetwoodSeventy-Five of the Eighties: Front-wheel-drive and aHT4100-powertrain delivering surprising low mileage mat-ching decisions of EU authorities in competing to improveworld climate. Evolution of automotive engineering that ac-companied evolution in creating a better world of tomor-row: The Fleetwood Seventy-Five as a mirror of progress inpolitics made in Belgium.

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La Belgique, comme quartier général de la EU est le pointchaud de la politique en Europe. Touts les pays d�Europe yont une résidence, faisant de Bruxelles la capitale européen-ne. En cherchant pour un Cadillac à représenter cette sphèrede puissance on demande une voiture qui offre du place suf-fisant pour la travaille, pour négociation discrète, qui pré-sente au Monde extérieur que les passagers sont autorisés adécider le future d�un continent entière.

Il n�y a pas dans le Monde une voiture qui corresponde mieuxà ses exigences que le Cadillac Fleetwood Seventy-Five. Il y aassez de place, une fenêtre intérieure qui sépare le chauffeurdes exécutives que règlent l�Europe, et une carrosserie im-pressionnant qui montre l�élégance et force aux gens que nedevaient entrer une telle limousine.

La tradition du Cadillac Fleetwood Seventy-Five date desannées �40 qui offre la disponibilité d�une berline allongéesans la nécessité d�engager un carrossier qui ainsi garantit laqualité Cadillac aux clients exécutifs. Presque toutes les ver-sions du Fleetwood Seventy-Five offrent les support piedsdémontables et deux sièges additionnelles donnant du placepour l�équipe de sécurité à voyager dans l�auto. La possibilitéd�offrir le voyage luxe au même temps que faire les décisionsimportant d�économie ou politique donne le Cadillacl�occasion de servir comme instrument de la puissance exé-cutive et symbolise comme Bruxelles signifie le gouverne-ment d�Europe. En particulier, garé devant l�Atomium,l�emblème de Bruxelles qui montre un modèle du nucleus engrand, le Fleetwood Seventy-Five des années �60 démontreune vue du Monde sans compromis des gens qui dépendentsur l�avance technologique pour une prospérité sans fin. Maison voit les changements des points de vue continue si onimagine le Fleetwood Seventy-Five des années �80. Là, unevoiture de traction avant avec le moteur HT4100 avec uneconsommation surprenant qui rassemble aux décisions desautorités de la UE qui s�efforcent a améliorer le climat mondi-al. Elle est une évolution de l�art d�ingénieur qui accompagnel�évolution qui créera un meilleur Monde pour demain. LeFleetwood Seventy-Five est un miroir du progrès en poli-tique fait en Belgique.

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CADILLAC CLUB BELGIUMCADILLAC CLUB BELGIUMCADILLAC CLUB BELGIUMCADILLAC CLUB BELGIUMCADILLAC CLUB BELGIUMCadillac LaSalle ClubBelgiumCLC BelgiumTel. +32(0)14 [email protected]

Club President: Ludo Slegers

Treasurer François Simons

Secretary Lucien Wuestenbergs

P.R. Diana D‘havé

Date of founding: 2000Members: members.Oldest Cadillac:Newest CadillacMost common model:Club magazine .Six of our members are also membersof the CLC in America.

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Iceland does deliver someof the most beautiful roadsin Europe. The clear nordicsky over the rocks whereyou can experience fireand water whenwatching vulcanism orwaterfalls displaying�active nature� as if youwere in a huge, alwaysplaying theatre where thelandscape serves as astage. On the other hand,force of nature sometimesrequires you to pass someflooded way withoutremaining stuck untilwater will have gone. Youalso have to look forcomfort in the long arcticwinter when you try toescape darkness in a cosyinterior room.

Sure, during midsummerdays any Cadillac mayallow you to explore andexperience this wonderfulcountry, but if you choosethe Cadillac pleasing youfor the entire year, there is no alternative to an Escalade.You feel the power needed to defeat any kind of weathercondition enabling you to escape with powerful torqueand all-wheel-drive when the reliable V8 built byChevrolet and the traction system which enables Blazers,Yukons and Sierras for decades now make available half acentury of engineering experience.

However, Escalade does combine these qualities with theextra touch of luxury, poviding a noiseless ride as if youwould cruise down Skyline Drive in Shenandoah NationalPark - a Cadillac transforms any route in the world to adriving dream so that smoothness of movement andsplendor of Iceland sceneries melt to an unforgettableexperience of automotive joy.

Even when stopping for a beautiful view, the outside ofEscalade reflects this touch of reliability: Big and boldemblems give the impression that this car is rock-solideven under worst conditions and set glaring accentscombining wonderfully with deep-blue nordic sky. So,even a country which at first look seems not to have toomany links with our favourite automotive brand but isfurnished with an own Cadillac Club can be fittedadequately with products by Cadillac, putting the levelof pleasure you have anyway in Iceland to levels whichseem to be untrue.

Iceland: Cadillac EscaladeIceland: Cadillac EscaladeIceland: Cadillac EscaladeIceland: Cadillac EscaladeIceland: Cadillac EscaladeIsland a quelques uns desplus belles routes d�Europe.Les ciels claires nordiquesque surplombs les rochesou on peut éprouver du feuet de l�eau en regardant levolcanisme, ou les cascadesque montrent « la Natureactive » comme si vousétiez dans un théâtre vasteet sans interruption ou lapaysage fait le scène. En re-vanche, parfois la force dela nature vous oblige àpasser un lieu inondé, sansattendre que la crue de-scende. On doit aussi cher-cher une place de confortpendant le long hiver arc-tique ou on essaie des�échapper de l�obscuritédans une pièce intérieurechouette.

Bien entendu, pendant lesjours d�été n�importe quelCadillac devait vous don-ner d�explorer et faireconnaître ce pays de mer-veille. Mais si vous avez

besoin d�un Cadillac pour l�année entière il n y�a pas aucunalternatif au Escalade. Vous sentez la puissance néces-saire pour vaincre n�importe quel condition du temps. Vouspouvez échapper avec le couple puissant et 4X4 avec lefiable V-8 fait par Chevrolet et le système de la traction quia actionné les Blazers, Yukons et Sierras d�ici les décadesavec une demi siècle d�expérience de l�art de l�ingénieur.

Neanmoins, l�Escalade combine ces qualités avec une tou-che additionnelle de luxe. Il offre un parcours silencieuxcomme si vous baladiez sur Skyline Drive dans le ParcNational de Shenandoah � un Cadillac convertit n�importequelle route dans le Monde en rêve de conduire de sort quela suavité de mouvement et le splendeur des scènes is-landais se mélangent en une expérience inoubliable de joieautomotive.

Même en arrêtant pour une belle vue, l�extérieur d�Escaladereflète une touche de fiabilité. Des emblèmes, grands ettéméraires, donnent l�impression que cette voiture est soli-de comme une roche, même sous les pires des conditions.Les accents combinent de merveille avec le bleu profonddu ciel nordique. Donc, même dans un pays ou sous pre-mière impressionne ne semble d�avoir trop de liens avecnotre marque d�automobile préféré, mais qui a son propreCadillac Club, on peut se fournir des produits Cadillac,mettant le niveau de plaisir qu�on a en Island au point quisemble irréel.

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Íslenski CadillacKlúbburinnLaugarnesvegur 66105 ReykjavikIceland

Club President: JóhannVilhjálmsson

Date of founding:14 december2005 with 11 members.Members: 60-70 membersOldest Cadillac: 1941Series 62Most common model: 1970to 1980ties CadillacsClub magazine is ‘LeBulletin’. It appears fourtimes a year.10 of our members are alsomembers of the CLC inAmerica.We are building a club housewhere 20 cars can be stored

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Spanish dubbing for cars was fairly usual in U.S. automotiveindustry. Chrysler Cordoba, Ford Granada, Cadillac Seville,Mercury Monterey, GMC Sierra - manufacturers favouredSpanish names for their products particularly in theSeventies. They all are successors of Cadillac�s Eldoradoappearing with this name in 1953. �Eldorado� does mean�The Golden� and was used by Spanish conquerors whencolonizing Mexico and South America believing there hadto be a faboulous country where all objects were made ofGold, thus symbolizing everyones dream for theinachievable. An Eldorado Convertible in any of its variousversions over decades was always the most ultimate pieceof luxury you could drive, and even today there is no othercar in the world getting this attention even from peoplewho dont�care about cars: Experiencing an EldoradoConvertible, really everyone feels instantly this is themillenium, million-dollar car and an all-time high.

We choose Eldorado Convertible as �Spanish� car becausethe struggle for gold as an unachievable dream does notonly characterize the conquest of America but also the historicimportance of Spain: the culture imported by Muslim religionmaking Cordoba a city with lighted streets at night andpublic street cleaning in the 7th century (!) and preservingthe treasures of antique literature, the �reconquista�establishing Spain kingdom as prominent example of tightgovernment giving the input to discover America thuschanging the world like Eldordado Convertible changed theluxury car market when it appeared.

It�s also inevitable to cruise through Spain in a Convertible:The wide plains surrounding Madrid, where you can smellthe heat of Spanish summer, the pittoresque windmills of�La Mancha�, the view of the red facades of �Alhambra� inGranada, one of the world�s most impressive palaces, or thefancy �Giralda� tower in Sevilla�s pulsing street life. Eldo-rado Convertible driving does open your mind to enjoydifferent cultures, different eras of history and fascinatingviews as the worlds biggest palm forest in Elche near Medi-terranean Sea. Driving an Eldorado Convertible throughSpanish history means a tale of thousand and one nightsmaking you feel you found the �Golden Country� - at thesteering wheel of this absolutely ultimate car...

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L�appellation des voitures avec les noms espagnols était rela-tivement usuel dans l�industrie automobile américaine :Chrysler Cordoba, Ford Granada, Cadillac Seville, MercuryMonterey, GMC Sierra. Les fabricants favorisaient les nomsespagnols pour leurs produits, essentiellement pendant les�70s. Toutes sont les successeurs d�Eldorado de Cadillac queapparut avec le nom en 1953. « Eldorado » veut dire « doré » etdérive des conquérants espagnols pendant la colonisation deMexique et Amérique du Sud qui croyaient qu�il doit être unpays fabuleux ou touts les objets était en or, ainsi symboli-sant le rêve de tout le monde pour l�infaisable. Un cabrioletEldorado en n�importe quelle de ses variations diverses atravers les décades était toujours la pièce du luxe ultimequ�on peut pilote, et même aujourd�hui il n�y a pas une autrevoiture pour attirer l�attention � même de gens qui ne sepréoccupent de l�auto. En éprouvant l�Eldorado cabriolet toutle monde savent à l�instant que ça c�est le millenium, la voitured�un million de dollars, le comble de toujours.

On choisi le Cabriolet Eldorado comme voiture �espagnol�parce que la lutte pour l�or comme un rêve infaisable ne carac-térise que la conquête d�Amérique mais aussi l�importancehistorique d�Espagne. La culture importé par la religion mu-sulman fit de Cordoba une cité d�éclairage des rues et assai-nissement public au 7eme siècle ( !) et qui conservaient lestrésors de la littérature antique. La reconquista établit le royau-me espagnol comme une exemplaire notable du gouverne-ment tendu donnant l�impulsion pour le découvert d�Amériqueet ainsi a changé le Monde, comme le Cabriolet Eldorado chan-gea le marché de voitures de luxe quand il apparut.

Une décapotable est aussi obligatoire si on balade en Espa-gne. Les prés larges autours de Madrid ou on sent la chaleurd�été, les moulins a vent pittoresques de « La Mancha », la vuedes façades rouges de « l�Alhambra » de Granada, parmi lespalais les plus impressionnant du Monde, le tour de la « Gi-ralda » fantastique dans la vie pulsante des rues de Seville.Conduire l�Eldorado Cabriolet ouvre le cerveau aux connais-sances des autres cultures, autres époques de l�histoire, et lesvues de fascination comme le palmier plus grand du Monded�Elche, près de la Mer Méditerranée. Roulant d�un EldoradoCabriolet a travers l�histoire d�Espagne signifie une conte desmille et une nuits que vous sentiez que vous avez trouvé le «Pays d�orée » au volant de cette voiture ultime.

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Cadillac Club LaSallede EspañaApartado 2946182 Valencia�EspañaTeléfono: 96 1329006Fax: 96 1320923E-mail: [email protected]

Club President: Carlos Sambeat (see right)Vice President Peter LewinTreasurer J. Ramon SongelSecretary Jose CubellsDate of founding: Fbruary 2005Members: 50 members.Oldest Cadillac: 1915Newest Cadillac 1987Most common model: no particular model, but two 193016-cylinder-Cadillacs, cabriolet and roadster (red) shownbelow, and one former executive authority Cadillac (belowright)Ten of our members are also members of the CLC inAmerica.

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Looking for a Cadillac appropriate to represent GreatBritain nearly automatically leads to the Cadillac Sevillebecause in Europe Cadillac had only one real rival: Rolls-Royce (but only until they lost all of their spirit using BMWparts) built cars being able to match Cadillac in comfort,quietness and image. Therefore in the Seventies Cadillachad to develop a car that could avoid customers to try aRolls instead of a Fleetwood or DeVille looking for betterroadholding capacities. This was the hour of birth forSeville. Crisp, European styling with rectangular roofline,big tires in a compact body, powerful 5.7-litre enginemanufactured by Oldsmobile and only 5,20 metres of lengthmaking Seville the smallest Cadillac but also the mostexpensive. The story of the first modern Seville immediatelywas a story of success, and Cadillac really succeeded incapturing Rolls-Royce buyers, but did not look reallyBritish.

The successor scheduled for 1980 was based upon aninspiration of Bill Mitchell, Cadillac design executive, whenlooking out of his hotel suite down to the streets of Londonwhile his wife went shopping in Bond street. One of themost prominent executive cars, the Daimler DS 420, stillcarried the �Hooper-Daimler�-bustletrunk. Cadillacdecided to adopt this shaping for the new Seville andcreated the first real �retro car� of the industry. This designcombined best British tradition with most advancedfeatures (as e.g., the variable displacement V8-6-4 enginein 1981) allowing to travel in distinctive style whileenjoying the Seville as quietest car worldwide. This Sevillewas copied by rivals about 20 years later, as BMW-Rolls-Royce where even today the Phantom seems to be atasteless copy of Seville trying to imitate interior design,pinstriping or chrome trim on the hood. And othercompetitors, like Mercedes CLS or VW Passat CC, copiedthe frameless doors Seville introduced 1980.

Thus, Seville represents British style at its best anddemonstrates that progress sometimes does not require astep forward but may be better achievable by preservingand carefully developing traditional values - back to theroots of history.

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En cherchant pour un Cadillac à représenter la Grande Breta-gne on arrive presque automatiquement au Cadillac Seville.En Europe Cadillac avait qu�un vrai rival : Rolls-Royce, quifabriquait des voitures capables a rivaliser au Cadillac enconfort, silence et image � jusqu�ils ont perdu leurs esprit enutilisant des éléments constitutifs BMW. Ainsi, pendant les�70, Cadillac devait développer une voiture qui évite que lesclients à la recherche de bon maniabilité regard envers Rollsau lieu de Fleetwood ou De Ville. C�était l�heur de naissance duSeville. Un style tranchant, Européen, avec un ligne de toitrectangulaire, des pneus grands en carrosserie compact, unmoteur puissant de 5,7 litres fait par Oldsmobile, et que 5,20mètres de longueur, le Seville était le plus petit, mais aussi leplus cher, Cadillac que jamais. L�histoire du premier Sevillemodern était de réussi immédiate et Cadillac capturait lesacheteurs de Rolls-Royce. Mais il ne semblait pas vraimentbritannique.

Le successeur, programmé pour 1980, était fait sousl�inspiration de Bill Mitchell, exécutif Cadillac de dessin, enregardant les rues de Londres au même temps que sa femmefaisait les cours en Bond Street. Une des voitures exécutives degrande évidence, le Daimler DS420 portait toujours le bustle-trunk « Hooper-Daimler ». Cadillac a décidé d�adopter cetteforme pour le nouveau Seville, et créa le premier « retro car »de l�industrie. Le dessin combinait la meilleure de la traditionbritannique avec des éléments les plus avancés (comme, parexemple, le moteur de cylindrée variable V-8-6-4 de 1981) quipermettaient de voyager en style distingué au même tempsque bénéficier de la voiture la plus silencieux du Monde. CetSeville était imité par Rolls-Royce envers 20 ans plus tardcomme le BMW-Rolls-Royce ou, même aujourd�hui le Phan-tom semble comme un copie sans bonne goûte d�un Seville,avec un essaye a imiter le dessin de l�intérieur, le peinture finet le chrome du capot. La concurrence Mercedes CL5 et VWPassat CC imitèrent les ports sans encadrements Seville in-troduits en 1980.

Le Seville, donc, représente le style britannique a son meilleuret indique que parfois le progrès ne demande pas un pas enavant mais peut être gagné par la conservation et développe-ment soigneux des valeurs traditionnelles � un retour vers lesracines de l�histoire.

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C/o Bob Thomas, 15 Bleakley Avenue,Notton, Wakefield WF4 2NT, United Kingdom.

Club President: PeterGriffith (see right)Treasurer: Bob ThomasMagazine and Website: Rob MaidmentMembership: Rod BevanDate of founding:19 91Members: max recent years 307, average 250Oldest Cadillac: 1903

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Brief History: The Cadillac Owners Club of Great Britainwas formed in July 1991 with Julian Lodge as chairman. Thefirst newsletter appeared at the end of 1991 and the firstCadillac gathering was held in 1992, at which more than twohundred Cadillacs turned out from all over the country. Overthe next few years the club grew steadily, with regularmonthly meetings held in Leicester and Epping and an annual‘Cadillac Spectacular’ held at various central locations.

In 1994, Bob Thomas took over as Chairman, and during1996, Rob Maidment joined as International Liaison, withthe club eventually affiliating to the Cadillac LaSalle Club ofAmerica. Rob then took over editing the magazine and twoyears later started the COCGB website, both of which hecontinues to do.

In 1998, Peter Griffith was elected Chairman, and remainsin the role to his day. The 2003 ‘Grand International’ and there-enactment of the 1903 RAC 1,000-mile Endurance Runwas staged by the club at Crystal Palace, London, at whichSir Stirling Moss generously officiated. Stirling did this inlieu of having driven the 1903 ‘Bennett’ Cadillac 50 yearsearlier with Fred Bennett, the man responsible for Cadillac’sdouble winning of the Dewar Trophy. Julian Bennett, FredBennett’s grandson, successfully completed the 2003 Run,featuring in numerous magazines and newspapers and threetimes on BBC Television.

In 2007, Paul Moss became the present Show Organiser,concentrating on smaller but more intrinsically interestingClub get-togethers. On the sudden death of Ray Giles in2009, Bob Thomas took over as Treasurer while continuingas Membership Secretary. At the 2010 Annual GeneralMeeting, Rod Bevan volunteered for Membership Secretary,thereby bringing the Committee back up to strength.

Newest Cadillac 2009Most common model: 1959 (various) and1999-2002 STS SevillesClub magazine bi-monthly (6 per year)Twelve of our members are also membersof the CLC in America.

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There is no other car namein the world which is asself-explaining as�Fleetwood�. Originallyonly the brand of a bodymanufacturer later ontaken over by GM, thisname does only define onething: This car has to be theflagship of Cadillac asworlds most importantluxury brand. Buy aFleetwood of any modelyear and you know therewas never a competitorable to match this superbblend of distinction, class,glamour and leadership inengineering and styling.

Therefore we are proud topresent Fleetwood as�Switzerland� Cadillac.Being the county where�big money� from all overthe world is funded by therich and beautiful people,inevitably Swiss banking isknown for its discreet,respectable service. Aperfect surounding forluxury cars of both bankersand customers. Therefore,traditionally Switzerland is Europe�s country whereCadillacs are endemic, and among them, Fleetwood doesrepresent in the best possible manner top-of-the-worldqualities which are typically for Switzerland: competence,consistent and decent luxury, and last but not leastlongevity, sophistication and perfect function ashandcrafted Swiss watches.

Driving in Switzerland does also reveal a perfect interactionbetween nature and car: Climbing uphills you enjoyphantastic mountain scenery without any disturbing noisebecause Fleetwood�s engine with its low-end torque allowsto ascend with idle speed where even an S-Class Benz or aBMW 7 with 12-cylinder-engine produce a burping noisebecause they need high rpm to climb. If temperature shoulddecrease because you reached the top of big St. Bernhardcol at 2.469 metres, Fleetwood does not require any actionbecause climate control does maintain perfectly thetemperature you adjusted the day you purchased the carand never changed it because the car does this job perfectly.

Looking for summit automotive experience in Europe, thereis no better recommendation than to combine Alpinescenery of Switzerland with unsurmountable flair ofFleetwood: A proud, gleaming, confident life.

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Nous somme, par consé-quent, fier de présenter leFleetwood comme le Cadil-lac « Suisse ». Etant le paysdu Monde ou « l�argentgrand » supporte les gensriches et beaux, c�est inévi-table que la banque suisseest connue pour une servicediscrète et respectueuse : unencadrement parfait pourles banquiers et leurs clients.

La Suisse est de tradition, donc, le pays européen ou les Ca-dillacs sont bien répandus. Et parmi eux le Fleetwood, quireprésente d�une manière excellente les qualités d�hauteurqui sont du typique pour la Suisse : la capacité, du luxe con-sistent et décent, la longévité, la sophistication et la fonction-nement parfait des montres suisse.

Conduire en Suisse révèle l�interaction parfaite entre la na-ture et la voiture. En montant les pentes on bénéfice des vuesmontagneux fantastiques sans aucun bruit gênant parce quele moteur de Fleetwood avec du grand couple vous permettrede monter a la vitesse du grand ralenti où une classe S Benzou BMW 7 avec un moteur de 12 cylindres produisent unbruit désagréable car ils ont besoin de hautes révolutionspour monter. Si la température tombe parce que vous avezgagné le cime du col Grand St Bernard a 2.469 mètres, le Fleet-wood n�a pas besoin d�aucun action de votre part. Le controldu clim entretien parfaitement le température que vous avezajusté le jour que vous avez acheté la voiture � et reste inchan-gé parce que l�auto fait son travaille de perfection.

En cherchant pour la cime d�expérience automobile en Euro-pe, il n y a pas recommandation meilleur que la combinaisondes vues alpines suisses et l�élan insurmontable de Fleetwood:une vie fière, brillante et confidente.

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Cadillac Club ofSwitzerlandArion M. Scheifele,President,Wilweg 6CH-4437 Waldenburg(Schweiz)

Präsident: Arion M. ScheifeleVizepräsident: Fredy UrsprungSekretär: Christian HardeggerKassier: Emmanuel FässlerBeisitzer: Kurt Schellenberg

date of founding: 20 October 1984

Number of members: 153 (228 cars)

oldest Cadillacs of the members:1926 Coupé Golfer,1926 Touring Conv.,1926 S.314 Custom Phaeton

Youngest Cadillac of members:

2010 SRXMost common Cadillac model and year in theclub1959 (13 of 228 cars, about ca. 6%)

name and period of publishing of clubmagazine DRIVE-IN, appearing quarterly

14 members are also CLC members

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Scandinavia - the real European paradise for U.S. car en-thusiasts. No other country outside America offers a com-parable number of U.S. classics on the streets. Arriving inSweden for the first time, you believe to be the victim of atime shift: Leaving your Cadillac, a 1963 Buick Electra 225slowly coasts down. At the shopping mall beneath yourcar there is a pastel blue 1955 Olds Delta 88 Wagon. Andlater, in the center of the small town, you can see a yellow1959 Coupe deVille in the parking lot. And if you shouldattend a little car meeting - not the famous Västeras orRättvik meetings where you may notice over 10.000 (!) U.S.cars - you will be stunned endlessly: DeSoto Adventurer,Mercury Monterey, Hudson Hornet, Pontiac Chieftain andtwo Pontiac Catalina Station Wagons, all of the Fitfites andall in perfect condition, better than museum quality!

Swedens winter days with at the most only some two orthree hours of sun allow you to carry out car works for thewhole winter, and when midsummer days arrive, you canenjoy sunshine nearly all day long on the polished surfaceof paint. So there is one clear choice for the Cadillac of Swe-den: The Cadillac Brougham. Because the Brougham maybe the most authentic Cadillac ever with a form definingfor all times how a Cadillac has to appear: Bold, straight,formal but ritzy. It�s also the heartbeat of Cadillac: the lastCadillac assembled in the Clark Avenue plant, maybe thelast Cadillac having its own soul. The 5-litre �Iron Duke�in the engine bay delivered by Oldsmobile, one of the bestengines ever built, silky, low fuel consumption, endlesstorque for a million trouble-free miles, alluding to the loveof Swedens fellows for all U.S. manufacturers.

Scandinavian motorways are particularly designed forcruising - cross the border, set cruise control to 55 milesand drive for a whole day, take the time to look at theother road cruisers and the mellifluous Swedish panora-ma: flowered meadows, �Falun�-red wooden houses,charming harbours, impressive rock drawings from theBronze Age, and at last the Cadillac Brougham parked atthe shoreline between the famous red cliffs of Swedishwest coast, gleaming in the intensely orange shine of themidsummer sun - a car that was created for this coun-try...

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Scandinavie � le vrai paradis européen pour le passionné devoitures américaines. Il n�y a pas autre pays au dehors desEtats-Unis qui offre un chiffre comparable des voitures clas-siques américaines sur les chaussés. Arrivant en Suède pourpremière fois on imagine qu�on est victime d�une déplace-ment du temps. Laissant votre Cadillac, un Buick Electra225 descende doucement. Au « mall » en dessous de votrevoiture il y a un Olds Delta 88 Wagon de 1955 en bleu léger.Plus tard, au centre d�une petite ville vous pouvez voire unCoupé de Ville en jaune de 1959 sur le parking. Si vous visi-tiez une petite réunion de voitures - pas la fameuse Västerasou Rättvik ou on trouve plus de 10.000 ( !) autos US � vousserez étonnés sans fin : DeSoto Adventurer, Mercury Monte-rey, Hudson Hornet, Pontiac Chieftan, et deux Pontiac Cata-lina Station Wagons � toutes des années �50 et toutes en con-dition parfaite, meilleur que condition du musée.

Les jours hivernaux de Suède avec au plus que deux ou troisheurs du soleil donnent l�occasion de faire les travaux surles voitures pour tout l�hiver. L�été vous pouvez profiterd�un soleil presque toute la journée sur la surface poncé de lapeinture. Il y n�a donc que une seule choix pour le Cadillac deSuède : le Cadillac Brougham. Le Brougham pourrait être leCadillac le plus authentique de toujours avec une ligne quidéfinit comment un Cadillac faut être : téméraire, droit, for-mel, mais « ritzy ». Il est le pouls de Cadillac : le dernierjamais fait a l�usine de Clark Ave.; peut être le dernier Cadil-lac avec sa propre âme. Le moteur « Iron Duke » sous lecapot � livré par Oldsmobile � est parmi les meilleurs mo-teurs jamais fait, doux, avec faible consumation du carbu-rant, couple sans fin pour les millions des miles sans soucis seréfère a l�amour des gars suédois pour tous les fabricantsaméricaines.

Les autoroutes scandinaves sont dessinés spécifiquementpour balader : traverser la frontière, mettre le cruise control a55 m.p.h. et rouler pour toute la journée. Prendre du tempspour observer les autres routards et la vue doucereuse desprès fleuris suédois, les maisons « Falun » en bois rouge, lespetits havres du charme et les dessins impressionnants surles roches de l�Age de Bronze. Et le dernier Cadillac Broug-ham garé sur la côte entre les fameuses falaises rouges de lacôte occidentale du Suède, brillante dans le soleil intense etorange du c�ur d�été � une voiture fait pour ce pays.

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Cadillac AutomobileClubKulladalsvägen 17, S-44832 Floda, Sweden

Club President: Tage M. Jingnert (see right)Secretary Anita Andersson-RaskFoeign Secretary & Liaison Anders S.Wald (see right below)

Date of founding: 1972Members: 1000 membersOldest Cadillac: 1913Newest Cadillac 2010Most common model: 1958Club magazine is Cadillac Automobile ClubMagazine. It appears four times a year. 35 of ourmembers are also members of the CLC in America.

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The Netherlands have a great tradition of seafaring. Thatmakes you feel even today that Dutch people arecosmopolitans. Best prerequisites for driving a Cadillac.Appealing to seafaring, we elected Cadillac Calais as �the�Cadillac for Netherlands as it is the only one whichborrowed its name from a harbour city. Cadillac Calaiswas manufactured from 1964 to 1976 and a fullsize model,thus representing the classic landyacht, adding someadditional elegance through the Calais-exclusive thirdwindow located in the sail panel.

Just the right car to sail around Dutch canals and inlandseas setting cruise control in a flat country without anyhills. As you do not notice road noise due to Cadillac soundisolation, you may really believe to sail there with the quietengine delivering power comparable to wind breezes. Stopnear pictoresque windmills or white painted drawbridgesand you may only have the one desire that someone skilledmay ask your permission to paint this scenery includingthe Cadillac Calais with its dim color from the Sixties orearly Seventies. The Netherlands are famous for theirartists who created paintings showing an incrediblesophistication in illustrating the flow of light over surfacesof objects. There would be no finer imagination as a Cadillacpicture painted by, say, Rembrandt or my favourite painterJan Vermeer van Delft. However, such painter would haveto visit countryside for painting the Cadillac as Dutch citiesnormally do not offer the space necessary to find anyparking lot for a landyacht. Did you ever try to find suchparking in Amsterdam? I know what I�m talking of. It�seven difficult to pass the narrow bends without backingbecause otherwise you believe the Cadillac will sink downin the Canal, and if you should discover a parking lot thelast third of your Cadillac would create a barrier extendinginto the street.

Cadillac Calais thus emphasizes the international,cosmopolitan features of Netherlands, while brocadeupholstery invites to link this car to Delft porcelaine: Flowerornaments, decent shapes, a long tradition of craftsmanship.Keep the Cadillac as you would a Delft vase: Clean it, polishit and display it at a prominent location - maybe somemodern Jan Vermeer will appear for creating anothermasterpiece picture...

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Les Pays-Bas ont une grande tradition marine. Mêmeaujourd�hui on a l�impression que les Hollandais sont decosmopolites. Faisant référence marin on a choisit le Cadil-lac Calais comme « le » Cadillac des Pays-Bas : c�est le seulqu�a pris son nom d�un cité portuaire. Le Cadillac Calaisétait fabriqué de 1964 à 1976 comme modèle full size et,donc, présente le « yacht terrestre » avec une élégance ad-ditionnelle par les troisième glaces exclusives au Cadillacdans le support du toit.

La voiture idéale pour naviguer les canaux et mers inter-nes hollandais mettant le cruise control en marche dans unpays plat sans collines. On ne note pas le bruit de chausséegrâce à l�isolation acoustique et c�est possible à croire queon fait voiler, le moteur silencieux livrant une puissancecomparable avec les souffles de vent. Arrêter a côté d�unmoulin a vent pittoresque, ou un pont levant peint blanc,et la seul envie est que quelqu�un capable vous demandepermission de peindre la scène, Cadillac Calais inclus, avecses couleurs modestes des années �60s ou �70s. Les Pays-Bas sont renommés pour leurs artistes qui créaient les pein-tures qui montrent une capacité incroyable d�illustrerl�écoulement de la lumière sur les surfaces des objets. Il n�yaura pas meilleur image qu�un Cadillac peint par, disons,Rembrandt ou mon artiste préféré Jan Vermeer van Delft.Neanmoins, un tel artiste serait obligé de visiter la campa-gne pour la peinture d�un Cadillac car les villes des Pays-Bas normalement ne offrent pas de la place pour garer un «yacht terrestre ». Est-ce que vous avez jamais essayé detrouver une place à garer en Amsterdam ? Je connais dontje parle. C�est même difficile à traverser les petits coins sansmettre l�auto en reverse parce que vous avez peur de lais-ser tomber votre Cadillac dans un canal, et si vous trouve-riez un parking le dernier tiers de votre Cadillac créera unebarrière traversant la rue.

Le Cadillac Calais, ainsi, met l�emphase sur les aspects in-ternationaux et cosmopolites des Pays-Bas, au mêmetemps que la sellerie brodée lie cette voiture avec la porce-laine du Delft. Ornementation de fleurs, formes décents,une tradition longe de maîtrise d��uvre - garder votre Ca-dillac comme une vase de Delft : nettoyez-la, polir, et gar-der-la dans une position évident. Peut être un jour un JanVermeer modern apparaîtra à faire encore un chef d��uvre.

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Cadillac Club Nederlandno specific postal address; see email

Club President:: Edwin Otten , [email protected] : Wim van den brink , [email protected] : Gerda Kok , [email protected]

Member administration : Servaas Timmermans ,[email protected]

Event coordinator : Piet Kok , [email protected]

Date of founding: 7 January 1990Members: 500 members with approx. 750 cars.

Club magazine A club magazine (The STANDARD) hasbeen published since the founding of the club. Many of thehistoric magazines can be found at our website.Twenty-eight of our members are also membersof the CLC in America.

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Due to time lack, there are only a few of our European CLCmembers attending the „Grand National“ or U.S. bound membersvisiting the „Grand European“. It‘s a pity that this opportunity toshare our Cadillac experience on both sides of Atlantic is onlyaccessible for these „happy few“. For those not being able toattend the „Grand European“ I would like to introduce you tothe German Cadillac scenery which may provide you someinteresting information.

At first, I tell you who writes this article. My name is BurkhardBriessmann. I reside in the suburbs of Munich, Bavaria, whichmost of you will know from the Oktoberfest, the „MünchnerKindl“ and the world-famous castles of our king Ludwig 2nd, a„must“ for all U.S. tourists who visit Europe. I’m working hereas an attorney and have a family with my wife and 4 children,which is very rare in Germany’s rather selfish „elbow-society“. Iam member of the Classic Cadillac Club of Germany, theOldsmobile Club of America (OCA) and – of course – of CLC.For now about 8 years I have been the editor-in-chief of ourGerman Cadillac Club magazine, called „THE STANDARD“,alluding to Cadillac`s ever-present advertising slogan. Surely,you may also be interested which car is the preferred choice ofa German attorney, and you won’t be deluded: I can release anaffidavit – from the moment of having earned my driving license,I never wanted to drive anything other than an U.S.-built car ofGeneral Motors (even if I should be constrained to take a rentalcar), and following this rule, at the moment I‘m using a collectionof nineteen all-American, all-GM cars even for daily drivingpaying (expensive) attention to keep all of them in collectibleshape: eight Cadillacs (1978 Sedan deVille, 1979 FleetwoodBrougham d’Elegance, 1981 Seville, 1984 Eldorado Biarritzconvertible, 1985 Fleetwood Brougham, 1988 Brougham, 1990Fleetwood Sixty Special, 1994 Fleetwood RWD) five Buicks

Views From The Other Side Of The �Big

Pond�

Driving Cadillacs in Germany

(1982 Electra with 20k miles, 1988 Park Avenue, 1991 ParkAvenue, 1996 Roadmaster Limited Sedan, 1996 RoadmasterEstate Limited) and six marvellous low-mileage showroomcondition Oldsmobiles (1978 Delta Eighty-Eight Royale Sedan,1979 Delta Eighty-Eight Royale Coupe, 1979 Ninety-EightRegency as armored ET 620 „Executive President“ versioncustom made by Executive Coachbuilders at Springfield, MO,1979 Ninety-Eight Regency Diesel and 1979 Cutlass SupremeBrougham both with red leather interior and 1985 ToronadoBrougham with all options).

In Germany, driving an American car is as exotic as snow inPuerto Rico. That may be caused by the fact that in Germanyyou pay car owners tax for every cui of your engine, so carswith big displacement are very expensive to hold even if youdon’t drive a mile. In addition to that, some tax exemptionswhich save money because the car has an approved catalystcleaning system depend on certificates which usually are notavailable for American cars because GM renounced on themas consequence of the low sales in Europe. Thus, e.g. U.S.cars equipped with catalytic converter and 425 cui from 1978have to pay full „air pollution tax“ with about 2,500.00 dollarsper year even if in 1978 there was not one German car whichhad air pollution devices.

As consequence of German tax rules, domestic cars fordecades had engines with nearly no displacement and thereforeused less fuel than traditionally big U.S. engines. This led tothe public opinion that U.S. cars are heavy gas guzzlers. Timeshave changed since GM introduced electronic fuel injectionmanagement and transmissions with overdrives, but this turnoverwas not noticed by German consumers. The reason for thisignorance can be imposed on German motor journalists who

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refuse systematically to publish something which couldinvalidate the – really stupid – statement that German cars arethe best of the world. For example, in 1979 there was a Dieselcomparison test in our leading car magazine. As Americanparticipant they chose the super-luxury Olds Ninety-Eight andin spite of being the roomiest, utmost comfortable, fastest, mostsilent, smoothest and by far best-equipped car of the contest,they rated the Ninety-Eight on the last place. The winner wasan Audi which had such a weakengine that it wasn’t evenpossible to get data at a speedof 90 mph because the car didn’treach this speed. The reason forthe glorious victory of Audi wasthe best handling ability – nowonder with an engine thatwasn’t even capable to reach thespeed where you could testroadability! I know what I saywhen I compare my 1979 OldsDiesel to the current Audi 3.0-litre-turbodiesel because I drove both cars. It’s sheerlyunbelievable to enjoy the superb comfort of the Olds Ninety-Eight which delivers utmost luxury and an engine as smoothand powerful as a gasoline V8 when you compare it to the AudiA6 3.0 Turbo Quattro which gives you all the feelings you havein a medieval torture chamber: loud, harsh transmission shifts,absent climate control, seats which immediately make youfeel all your spinal regions of your body in the most painfulmanner you can imagine.

Reading U.S. automotive press, it seems unbelievable to ushere in „Old Europe“ that in „God`s own country“ motoringjournalists permit that cars made by BMW, Mercedes or evenAudi are able to win contests against the top-of-the-line-modelsmade by GM such as Cadillac DeVille/DTS, Buick Lucerne/Park Avenue or – in former times – Olds Ninety-Eight Regency.I am sure that public awareness of this astonishment which

German U.S. car enthusiasts usually have is rather unknownto U.S. citizens.

There was also a consequent suppressing of American carquality by German automotive press. The Cadillac Seville andEldorado from 1980 to 1985 or the Cadillac FWD DeVilles andFleetwoods from 1984 up provided a quality level which wasreached by German cars only about ten years later (and is still

copied by the Mercedes BenzS-class of today), however youcould never read much about theleadership of Cadillac and GMin the luxury market. Instead ofacknowledging the qualities ofeveryday driving –spaciousness, quiet ride,comfortable seating – carjournalists in Germany and –surprisingly – also the U.S. cryfor cars which can top the recordlap at Nürburgring or Silverstone,

but urge medical treatment if you have survived more than 100miles in such cars suffering of an aching spinal column.

Therefore, Cadillac drivers in Germany are suspected to ignorethe environment and to have much money because of owningsuch an expensive car. On the other hand, this opinion putsCadillac onto the top when someone is asked which automotivebrand stands for luxury. Even a Chevy Caprice is ranked ashigh as any Mercedes and a big block Cadillac equals anyMaybach in rankings of normal people.

As result of these strange market basics, there are only fewpeople who buy and drive American. There are some meetings(often organized by the „Street“ magazine) where not only carenthusiasts gather, but also those people who like the U.S.and the American way of life and enjoy the atmosphere, burgersand Miller beer from Milwaukee. Besides these events – whichoften show a certain hillbilly-touch – or common „oldtimer“ carmeetings – where you can „adore“ German cars from the fiftiesas little as a rabbit hutch – specific events for U.S. car brandsare very rare.

This was the basic reason why in 1992 the „Classic CadillacClub of Germany“, which is officially registered at court, wasfounded. In comparison to membership figures of CLC, our200 members seem ridiculously few, however these membersare spread about entire Germany and represent a network offriendship over the whole country.

Once a year, we organize our „Event“ which can be comparedto the „Grand National“ of the CLC, and also one „winter meeting“

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where we celebrate the approachingChristmas time. One of our Clubfellows, Georg Pfeiffer from Austria,is organizing annually the „CadillacBigmeet (webpage www.cadillac-bigmeet.com) at Kremsmünster,Austria, where far more than 100Cadillacs from about sevencountries gather each year inAugust to celebrate our favouriteautomotive brand.

Even if we have a reduced numberof members, the overall quality ofour cars is remarkably aboveaverage, and often our memberswin awards when their cars arejudged at meetings.

The range of our model years iswidespread, but we have nearly nomembers with cars before 1940.Like in the CLC, we think that eventhe most recent Cadillacs are a future „Classic“ so that wehave no limitation for our „youngtimer“ members. So we areproud to have one member from Munich with his DeVille DTSand Night Vision System which until today remains a featurethat is unbelievable for Germans and was ignored for years byGerman motor press which now praise the active infrared systemin the new Mercedes S-class presented in Germany as amilestone in automotive engineering keeping secret that Cadillachas offered a decisively more sophisticated passive infraredsystem 5 years ago!

For our members it is not even required to own a Cadillacbecause our goal lies in preserving and cherishing the potentialof engineering, lifestyle, attitude and culture which is representedby any Cadillac. Driving Cadillac is not limited to cover a distancebetween Munich and Hamburg, it is always a commitment to adecent, gracious style which is consequence of the eleganceof every Cadillac and which reflects dimensions of our historyand of friendship to the U.S., the country where freedom andthe ability to respect the rights of other people are much moreendemic than in Germany. Thus, driving a Cadillac allows to usan experience that enlightens our daily life and makes it easyto find fellows with a similar attitude.

I’ve not yet participated in a CLC Grand National meeting;however I think that these meetings resemble a family meetingin the same manner as our annual „Events“ here on the mostbeautiful locations in Germany.

As in the CLC, the club magazineplays an important role in the lifeof the association. The magazinehas the task to connect people whoencounter themselves only a fewtimes each year. Thus, themagazine reflects our commonattitude and keeps our membersinformed so that they feelthemselves as part of ourcommunity even if they never showup at any event. Clearly, our„STANDARD“ magazine providesall information about meetings andcruising tours all over Europe.Especially, we cover the biggestEuropean U.S. car meeting inVästeras, Sweden with over 12thousand classic U.S. cars everyyear, the Cadillac Bigmeet inKremsmünster, Austria, and theround trips trough France whichoften include the return to the

origins of Cadillac in a little town amid the world-famous wineregion of Bordeaux. Thus, the „STANDARD“ helps to keep aliveour community of Cadillac lovers here on the old continent.

Our struggle is also to keep aware the consciousness for thosequalities of cars which are important for everyday-driving andnot only for race tracks. Therefore we also keep us informedabout any technical news regarding Cadillac and hope thattraditional values which have been lost in the past 15 years –when American cars more and more resembled Japanese orEuropean products – will return soon. Maybe you can imaginehow frenetically we applauded concept cars like the CadillacVoyagé and the Cadillac Sixteen. Cadillac has impressedEuropean people because it was traditionally not only the bestcar you could buy but also a car which demonstrated itssuperiority by lavish, ritzy styling. Cars like the Seville STS –even if together with the fantastic DTS actually by far the bestcars in the world if you compare them to any competitor – lackthis additional lasting impression of pride and hugeness whichthe RWD Fleetwood and Brougham and DeVille have deliveredover decades and which made it unnecessary to explain toanyone that this car was „standard of the world“. Despite suchcreatures as BLS („Boring Little Saab“) and the economicalcrisis of today we hope that GM and Cadillac some day maycreate a resurrection of these qualities which resembles the re-appearance of the Camaro of the Sixties. Until this shouldhappen, we are preserving and cosseting our gracious dinosaurswith the wreath and crest emblem enjoying friendship withpeople which share our attitudes.

Burkhard Briessmann

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A car�s name has huge influence on the decision to buy.And therefore manufacturers spend millions of dollars inmarket researches to find out how to dub their latest pro-duct in a manner that attracts buyers as much as possible.

Market rivals in the so-called �Premium� sector are allusing letter codes: Lexus LS 450, Infiniti M, Mercedes S 500,BMW 745. Starting with Chrysler�s 300 series in the Fifties,letter codes have become common. Cadillac strongly re-fused to change to letter codes even if �Series 62� did re-semble to a letter code. But starting with disappearance ofthe Series 62 in 1964, decades followed where a Cadillacalways had a name as if it was a natural person.

This habit changed only at the soil of the 21st century: Evenif alluding to DeVille Touring Sedan and Seville TouringSedan, DTS and STS delivered a new flavor in Cadillac�sname lineup, and XLR and XRS were the first Cadillacsrenouncing completely on any temptation to explain whythe car had this name. This makes a difference to competi-tors because traditionally Lexus or Mercedes used to choo-se their letters indicating displacement, meaning that aLexus LS 420 had a 4,2-litre-engine oder a Mercedes 500 a5-litre. However, for some years even this indication of dis-placement does deceive customers because of lean cost pro-duction and the struggle to achieve less fuel consumptionusing downsized engines. Thus, Mercedes E-class buyersmay choose between E 200 CDI, E 220 CDI and E 250 CDI,but ALL these cars have the same 2,1-litre engine distingu-ished among them only by different injection layout. OrBMW, where the new 750i delivers only 4,4 litres of dis-placement and the new 740i a blameful 2,9-litre!

So there is no real reason for letter codes. Rather, try toremember the difference between current Cadillacs: XLRand SRX - or was it XRS or XRL? Other than a �real� name,such designation does not offer any link to the car and peo-ple who remember phone numbers better than others mayhave an advantage in recognizing such cars while otherpeople may choose their number plate letter code as namefor their car because it�s insignificant anyway.

We would not discuss this topic if we�d not know that Ca-dillac presented its new top sedan this January at Detroit

Call it FCall it FCall it FCall it FCall it Fleetwleetwleetwleetwleetwood!ood!ood!ood!ood!

Le nom d�une voiture porte un grand effet sur la décisiond�acheter. Les fabricants ainsi dépensent des millions desdollars en l�investigation des marchés pour établir com-ment on doit baptiser leur produit plus récent de manièred�attirer les acheteurs.

Les rivaux dans le secteur soi-disant premium utilisent tousles codes des chiffres : Lexus LS450, Infiniti M, Mercedes S500, BMW 745. Sortant des séries Chrysler 300 pendant lesannées �50 les codes des chiffres sont devenus commun. Ca-dillac résistait fortement à changer aux codes chiffres, mêmesi « Series 62 » rassemble un tel code. Mais 1964 a vu ladisparition du Series 62 et pendant les décades qui suivaientCadillac avait toujours eu un nom comme un être vivant.

Cette habitude ne changeait jusqu au debout du 21eme siè-cle. Mais si l�allusion au De Ville Touring Sedan ou SevilleTouring Sedan comme DTS ou STS donnait une saveur diffé-rent a la gamme de Cadillac, les XLR et XRS étaient les pre-mier Cadillacs à renoncer aucun tentation d�expliquer pourquoi la voiture a ce nom. Ça marque un différence avec laconcurrence car, traditionnellement, Lexus et Mercedes ontchoisi leurs chiffres en indication de la cylindrée, ça veutdire que le Lexus LS 420 avait un moteur de 4,2 litres et unMercedes 500 un 5 litre. Cependant, pour quelques annéesmême cette indication de cylindrée est décevant envers lesclients à cause de la lutte de réduire la consommation desmoteurs par l�introduction des engins plus petits. Ainsi, lesacheteurs des Mercedes E-class pourraient choisir entrel�E200CDI, l�E220CDI, et l� E250CDI ; mais toutes ces voituresont le même moteur de 2,1 litres, la différence réside dansles arrangements d�injection. Le nouvel BMW 750i n�a qu�uncylindrée de 4,4 litres et le 740i neuf un faible 2,9 litres !

Il n y a pas, donc, un vrai raison pour les codes chiffres.Essayez-vous a rappeler la différence entre les Cadillacs ac-tuels : XLR et SRX � ou c�est XRS et XRL ? Appart d�un « vrai» nom, ces désignations n�offrent pas un lien à la voiture etles gens qui rappellent les numéros téléphone aurontl�avantage sur les autres qui ne les rappellent bien sur larecognition de telles voitures. Les autres peuvent choisir leschiffres de leurs plaques minéralogiques comme un nompour leurs voitures. La voiture est insignifiante de toute fa-çon.

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Motor Show. This super-luxury car was announced as Ca-dillac XTS, and here there is the problem.

XTS says absolutely nothing, like SRX and XLR, and willbe confused with the other 3-letter-codes and those of otherbrands like Jaguar�s XJS. There is no link to the gloriousCadillac history. Even someone buying his first Cadillacwould appreciate to buy a piece of history and a car thathas a name famous for quality, outstanding design andunsurpassed luxury amenities.

Therefore our proposal: Make the XTS the new Fleetwood.There will be no need to explain why because even today ifyou show a Fleetwood of the past to anyone looking at thiscar, people know that Fleetwood is the top of the line Ca-dillac. Cadillac buyers want to see some distance betweentheir car and the rest of the world, and re-gaining thisname would allow to create this distance to any facelessname of the rest of automotive competitors.

Surely, people won�t buy a car only because of its name.But if the car meets the buyers` expectations, they will beconvinced much easier and faster to sign the purchase con-tract if they can buy not only a car, but a piece of history.

I believe that we as fellows of the CLC and its affiliatedclubs all over the world should be able to guess whatwould be necessary to bring back the success to Cadillac.In our changing world where topspeed and fast accelerati-on loose their value in favour of comfort and economy, ex-actly the pampered, silent, plush ride of a traditional Ca-dillac delivers what the world is calling for. Thus, Cadil-lac should avoid to copy so-called �premium� brands withqualities which will not only be important for the futurebut lead the way offering ultra-posh, comfortable ride ex-perience combined with sophisticated engineering. It wasMercedes and BMW, not Cadillac, which had to pay gasguzzler tax in the Eighties and Nineties following C.A.F.E.rules, and until today you don�t find any competitor mat-ching Cadillac�s economy and comfort.

There is only one conclusion. We should engage ourselvesin the discussion which was promised to the customers ofthe �new� GM when developing their products and theirstrategy. We as those who devote their spare time to thepreservation and heritage of Cadillac are aware which at-tributes are necessary to keep the Cadillac spirit alive.Therefore we should start to make our opinion heard bythose who will have to decide finally about the dubbing ofthe new big Cadillac and maybe also about the destiny ofthe brand.

I have to admit that we all as collectors will have somefiner attitude towards history, but I believe firmly thattradition is one of the highest and hardest earned benefitsof Cadillac which is worth to preserve - or can you imaginea Cadillac Grand European of 2050 where XLR, SRX, XLS,DTX, XTD, SXR, RLX, XRS, SST, TSX, TXD Cadillacs are li-ned up and you need a particular directory to distinguishthem ?

Burkhard Briessmann

On n�aurait pas discuté ce thème si on n�a pas su que Cadillacprésenta son nouvel top berline janvier à Detroit Motor Show.Cette super-luxe voiture était annoncé comme le CadillacXTS, et voici le problème.

XTS dit absolument rien, comme SRX et XLR et sera confusavec les autres codes de trois chiffres et les autres marquescomme le Jaguar XJS. Il n�y a pas aucun lien avec l�histoireglorieuse du Cadillac. Même quelqu�un qui achète son pre-mier Cadillac aimerait une tranche d�histoire et une voitureavec un nom renommé pour la qualité, le dessin remar-quable et luxe d�aménités hors paire.

Voici notre proposition : faisons le XTS le Fleetwood neuf. Onn�a pas besoin d�expliquer pour quoi. Même aujourd�hui sion expose un Fleetwood d�antan tout le monde qui le regardesavent que le Fleetwood est la crème de la crème Cadillac.Les acheteurs Cadillac veulent une certaine distance entreleur voiture et le reste du monde. Rattrapant le nom créeracette distance d�une nom sans visage de la reste de la concur-rence automobile.

Bien sûr, les gens n�achètent pas une voiture que pour sonnom. Mais si la voiture satisfait les expectations, ils serontconvaincus facilement et signer le contrat d�achat si ils peu-vent acheter en plus qu�une voiture une pièce d�histoire.

Je crois que nous, les adhérents du CLC et ses affiliés partoutle Monde, doivent imaginer ce dont on a besoin pour récup-érer le réussi de Cadillac. Dans notre Monde en fluxe ou lavitesse maximum et la forte accélération perdrent leur va-leur devant le confort et l�économie, c�est exactement le par-cours choyé, silencieux et luxueux d�un Cadillac que le Mon-de demande. Cadillac, ainsi, devait éviter d�imiter les soi-disant marques premium, qui ne seront pas importants pourla future, et marcher en tête avec l�offerte d�un parcoursultra-luxe, confortable en combinaison avec la technologieavancée. C�était Mercedes et BMW � pas Cadillac � qui étai-ent obligés à payer l�impôt sur la consomption excessive ducarburant suivant la décision du C.A.F.E pendant les années�80 et �90. Aujourd�hui vous ne trouverez pas un concur-rant à rivaliser l�économie et confort d�un Cadillac.

Il n�y a qu�une conclusion : nous devons nous engager dansles discussions promis aux clients du « nouvel » GM en ladéveloppement de leurs produits et stratégie. Nous, les gensqui dédient leur temps libre à la préservation du patrimoi-ne Cadillac savent quelles sont les attributions nécessairespour retenir l�esprit vivante du Cadillac. Nous devons, donc,commencer à faire connus nos avis par ceux qui auront lesdécisions définitives sur la nomination du grand Cadillacneuf et aussi, peut être, auprès le destin de la marque.

Je dois avouer que, comme collectionneurs, nous avons desattitudes raffinées envers l�histoire, mais je suis convaincuque la tradition est parmi les plus haute et bien mérité béné-fices du Cadillac qui vaut être conservé. Est-ce que vous pou-vez imaginer un Cadillac Grand European ou les Cadillacs enligne sont XLR, SRX, XLS, DTX, XTD, SXR, RLX, XRS, SST,TSX, TXD ? On aura besoin d�un annuaire à distinguer entreeux.

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U.S. fellows like to say �God�s own country� talking abouttheir country of origin. In Germany we say �living likeGod in France� if we want to describe a life filled withendless pleasure. Both proverbs contain some truth, andso we try to examine if using the view of an automotiveenthusiast we may be able to approach France under thisaspect.

Automotively, France delivers one of the most importantcharacteristics which have become endemic for Cadillac.France cars - as compact as they may be - have ever deli-vered utmost comfort. Even simply engineered cars as theRenault 4 or the Citroën 2CV deliver a surprising level ofcomfort when driven over bumpy, uneven country roads.And French classics as the unforgettable Renault 16 or thePeugeot 504 delivered a long trip comfort which allowedto travel over more than thousand kilometres effortlessly.

This fact is due to the old principle of �savoir vivre� whichhas been striking for France for centuries. Live and let live- this attitude guarantees to all the folks that they mayenjoy their life best with no others offending them for theirbehaviour. Therefore, in France your fellow citizens do notlook at the car someone drives but only behind the facade ifthere is a fellow worth the attention. So you may behaveas you want - people look behind the public curtain andlook at the man behind treating you as well as anyone nomatter which car you are using. In Germany, for example,if you arrive in a car with high displacement, people assu-

Quand les Américains parlent de leur propre pays, ils seréférent au « pays propre de Dieu ». En Allemagne on parlede « vivre comme le bon Dieu en France » si on veut faireallusion à une vie pleine de plaisir sans fin. Les deux dic-tons contiennent un élément de la vérité. Allons voire si,du point de vue d�un passionné de voitures ils sont tou-jours vrai.

Du point de vue de voiture, la France met en vedette unecaractéristique que est fondamental pour Cadillac. Les vo-itures française, petite qu�elles soient, étaient toujours con-fortables. Même les autos du gendre simple comme le Ren-ault 4 ou le 2CV de Citröen fournissent un niveau du con-fort considérable sur un chemin raboteux de la campagne.Les classiques français, comme le Renault 16 inoubliableou le 504 de Peugeot, offraient du confort sur les trajetslongs qui permettait qu�on voyage plus de mille kilomètressans effort.

La cause de ce fait est la veille principe de « savoir vivre »qui est un élément frappant de la société française dès lessiècles. Laisser vivre � cette attitude garantit a toute lemonde qu�ils peuvent profiter de ses propres vies sans dé-ranger à autrui. Ainsi, en France, le citoyen ne regarde pasla voiture dans laquelle on roule mais derrière la façade àvoir s�il y a quelqu�un qui en vaut la peine. Vous pouvezvous comporter comme vous voulez � les gens regardentderrière le rideau public et regardent l�homme. Ils voustraitent a l�égal a que n�importe qui sans regard de votre

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me you ought to be something special even if this shoulddiffer remarkably from the truth.

Thus, in France you may not be forced to try and build upa different identity - you are appreciated independentlyfrom your money and your status. Maybe this is the re-ason for the matter of fact that in the last decades Franceauto manufacturers did not develop any ultra-representa-tive limousines serving the purpose to erect a facade of�statesman� attitude but merely comfortable cars not dis-playing outwardly their qualities of amenity and comfort.

However, a look backin automotive histo-ry enlightens that forsome glorious years,the automotive godreally lived in Fran-ce: Between 1955 and1976 Citroën built itsworld-famous DS,spoken �Deesse�- go-dess - which togetherwith its successor CXeven from the point ofview of a Cadillacdriver is one of thevery few desirablecars built outside ofDetroit. It�s a pitythat French manufac-turers lost this wayeven if the Citroën C6does resemble itspredecessors morethan the Citroën XM.

My Cadillac miles -and also the milesdriven with Oldsmo-biles and Buicks - th-rough France revealthat U.S. cars delivera surprising linkbetween this countryand the design andlayout of these cars.Huge avenues in thecities, straight coun-try roads and longhighways allow todrive in Americanstyle. We also admire how the lines and edges of U.S. carswere designed and therefore have an open eye for architec-ture and landscape views. Therefore, it�s a striking feelingto see this beautifully shaped car rolling through an envi-ronment where the pleasure to the eye was one of the prin-cipal goals. To see the long curves of a Cadillac in front of acastle in the Loire valley, to enjoy cruising down the �Mo-yenne Corniche� overlooking Monte Carlo and having al-ternatively the turquoise sea, the blue sky, the green Medi-terranean pines or the red rocks as �background� for thewreath and crest ornament or to enjoy the ultimate dri-

voiture. En Allemagne, par exemple, si on arrive avec unevoiture de grande cylindrée on imagine que vous êtes quel-que chose d�exceptionnelle, même que si ça est loin de lavérité.

En France, donc, vous n�êtes pas obligé d�essayer construireune identité différent � vous êtes apprécié au-delà de votreargent ou rang. C�est peut être pour ça que pendant les dé-cades les fabricants de voiture française n�avaient pas faitdes berlines haute de gamme destinées a faire façade «homme d�Etat » mais que les autos confortables sans évi-dence extérieure de leurs qualités d�aménité et confort.

Néanmoins, un re-gard vers le passénous rappelle quepour quelques an-nées de gloire ledieu de l�auto vivaiten effet en France.Entre 1955 et 1976Citröen const-ruisait son mondi-alement connu DS(on dit « deesse »)qui, avec le succes-seur CX , est � dupoint de vue d�unchauffeur Cadillac� parmi les peu devoitures désirablesconstruit au de-hors de Detroit.Dommage que lesfabricants françaisont perdu la trace,même que le Citrö-en C6 est plussemblables à sesprédécesseurs quele Citröen XM.

Mes miles Cadillacen France � aussiles miles en Buick etOldsmobile � révè-lent un lien sur-prennent entre lepays et le dessin deses voitures. Lesavenues vastesdans les villes, les

chemins droits de la campagne et les routes longs vouslaissent rouler à la Américaine. Nous admirons aussi leslignes et silhouettes des voitures américaines et nous avons,donc, un �il pour l�architecture et des vues. C�est, ainsi, uneémotion puissante a voire cette belle voiture roulant dansune paysage ou le plaisir de l��il était un objectif impor-tant. A voir les courbes longs d�un Cadillac devant un châ-teau de la vallée de la Loire, profiter de rouler la « MoyenneCorniche » surveillant Monte Carlo avec les alternativesde mer turquoise, ciel bleu, le vert des pins méditerranés etles roches rouges comme « fond » pour l�emblème d�écusson

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ving experience when coasting down the Avenue deChamps-Elysèes in an Eldorado convertible with top down,the obelisk of Place de la Concorde over the hood and Arcde Triomphe in the rearview mirror: France does exposeexceptional driving situations. For me such impressionsare always mixed with history converting a simple roundtrip in a journey through past - and in the case of France -glorious times. Rough impressions of the beginning of cul-ture of mankind crossing Britanny with its standing stones,bright antique luxury symbolized by the various aque-ducts in Provence, impressive medieval buildings even iffrom world-leading abbeys as e.g. Cluny there are merelyexisting some scarce relicts, the skyscraping grace of go-thic cathedrals spread over the whole country, the ultima-te grandeur of castles of absolutism, the use of iron as asign for the age of industrialization as the Eiffel tower orthe Bir Hakeim Bridge in Paris, and last but not least thehighlights of modern architecture as Palais Chaillot, Cen-tre Pompidou and Bibliotheque de France in Paris - drivingthrough France adds the touch of history to every mileand thus gives an answer to our initial question: A car ofGod�s own country in the country where God lives - youcannot imagine a more superb combination for drivingexperiences. If God should return to the world - surely hewould appear in France, and I believe he would do thisbehind the steering wheel of a vintage Cadillac!

Burkhard Brießmann

et guirlande ou bénéficier de l�expérience ultime de con-duire roulant l�Avenue des Champs-Elysées dans un Eldo-rado cabriolet décapoté, l�obélisque de la Place de la Con-corde en haut et l�Arche de Triomphe dans le rétroviseur.Pour moi, ces impressions sont toujours mélangées avecl�histoire, qui change un simple aller-retour à un voyagedans le passé. Sur la cas de la France, un passé glorieux. Ona des impressions imprécises de l�origine de la cultured�homme quand on travers la Bretagne avec ses monoli-thes, la brillance d�antiquité symbolisé par les aqueducs deProvince, les bâtiments impressionnants médiévaux mêmeque si pour quelques uns des abbayes d�importance mon-dial comme Cluny ils nous ne restent que des reliques ra-res, la gratte-ciel grâce des cathédrales gothiques répan-dus par tout le pays, le grandeur des châteauxd�absolutisme, l�utilisation du fer comme symbole de l�aged�industrialisation comme dans le Tour Eiffel ou le Pont BirHakeim de Paris, et finalement, le dernier mais pas lemoindre, les clous de l�architecture modern comme le Pa-lais de Chaillot, le Centre Pompidou et le Bibliothèque deFrance - rouler en France ajoute une touche d�histoire achaque mile et nous donne une réponse a notre questionoriginal : une voiture du pays de Dieu dans un pays ou leBon Dieu habite : vous ne pouvez pas imaginer une combi-naison meilleur des expériences de conduire. Si le Bon Dieureviendra au Monde c�est sur qu�il apparaîtra en France. Etje crois qu�il sera derrière le volant d�un Cadillac classique!

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